neighbourhood

British  

/ ˈneɪbəˌhʊd /

noun

1. the immediate environment; surroundings; vicinity

2. a district where people live

3. the people in a particular area; neighbours

4. neighbourly feeling

5. maths the set of all points whose distance from a given point is less than a specified value

6. (modifier) of or for a neighbourhood

   a neighbourhood community worker

7. approximately (a given number)

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Example Sentences

Neighbourhood teams told inspectors they were short-staffed and were often moved from shifts at short notice to help local policing teams.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

"It could only do this with Saudi blessing," Nawaz, author of "The Battle for Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood", told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

A spokesperson says it has announced a "Winter of Action" to crack down on crime and its Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee will see 3,000 additional officers in neighbourhood roles by spring 2026.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

The government has said it would consider using a combination of taxpayer money and private finance to build new Neighbourhood Health Centres in every community.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

The Situation of Hanover is very agreeable; and in its Neighbourhood are several pretty Seats.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von