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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At last week's World Cup warm-up against Peru in Miami, where there is a Little Haiti neighbourhood, South Florida's Haitian diaspora helped sell out the Nu Stadium.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Some 59 properties have now been destroyed in the al-Bustan area of the Silwan neighbourhood since late 2023.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
A 31-year-old housewife and mother-of-one who lives nearby said the incident had terrified the neighbourhood.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Her mayoral term has been defined by her responses to the city's homelessness issue, federal immigration raids and a destructive wildfire that burned through a wealthy neighbourhood in Los Angeles in January 2025.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
“When I grow up, Mama,” I said stoutly, as I took my books to go do homework with a friend who lived in the neighbourhood, “I’ll fight for my rights.”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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