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
He told AFP he had only a short time to pack, adding that for some residents, getting out of the neighbourhood was an ordeal.
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
On Sunday evening, Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff went to play football in Juhu, a leafy, affluent Mumbai neighbourhood where film stars live, fans congregate and celebrity sightings are a part of life.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
But in the end she had to forgive the Baker because he was the only one in the neighbourhood who made those little flat rolls with the curly twists of crust on the top.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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