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)
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After her family moved into a largely white neighbourhood, one neighbour invited the children into their home to see their pet tortoise.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The Home Office said it had boosted neighbourhood policing, with more than 3,800 additional neighbourhood officers in roles, and was investing "a historic £18.5bn in police force funding".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
He told AFP he was surprised to hear Friday's assailants came from the neighbourhood, which he described as middle-class and law-abiding.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Higazi Shawer al-Tamimi, 70, a shopkeeper who plays a leadership role in the neighbourhood, said he was awakened at 1:00 am by soldiers and a senior officer who said he had to leave.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Fish that were local in their ambit made the net their neighbourhood, and the quick ones, the ones that tended to streak by, the dorados, slowed down to visit the new development.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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