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neighbouring

  • a word derived from neighbour.
    neighbour
    noun
    a person who lives near or next to another

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In the meantime, the government is also considering temporarily importing milk from the neighbouring countries to ease the shortage.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

In neighbouring Nepal, authorities have given regular updates on the rising number of dead and display names of the missing, while national media show images of families openly grieving.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

BBC Wales spoke to one woman who was prescribed testosterone by her NHS GP, but when she moved to a neighbouring health board area her new GP surgery refused to continue the prescriptions.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Exile-run Tibet Radio, in neighbouring India, said it had gathered reports of about 25 deaths of Tibetans inside Tibet -- 15 from the border and 10 visiting for trade and work purposes.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

From now onwards Animal Farm would engage in trade with the neighbouring farms: not, of course, for any commercial purpose, but simply in order to obtain certain materials which were urgently necessary.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

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