neighbourhood
Britishnoun
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the immediate environment; surroundings; vicinity
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a district where people live
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the people in a particular area; neighbours
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neighbourly feeling
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maths the set of all points whose distance from a given point is less than a specified value
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(modifier) of or for a neighbourhood
a neighbourhood community worker
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approximately (a given number)
Example Sentences
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A neighbourhood resident, 54-year-old traffic clerk Mihaela Blanaru, told AFP she heard a phone alert warning her about the danger, and then was surprised by the light flooding her bedroom and the noise.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
They had gathered on a rooftop in Seongsu, a hip Seoul neighbourhood, for Ink Bomb: more than 90 local tattooists and artists openly celebrating body art, which had thrived in the shadows for decades.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Sitting at a table in the Kyiv neighbourhood of Podil, he told AFP he had learned to adjust psychologically after seeing repeated destruction in his career.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Back at the neighbourhood park, Deng is hopeful the new law may allow him to once again be part of his children's everyday lives.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
I felt I became a favourite in the neighbourhood.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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