neighbour
Britishnoun
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a person who lives near or next to another
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a person or thing near or next to another
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( as modifier )
neighbour states
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verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of neighbour
Old English nēahbūr, from nēah nigh + būr, gebūr dweller; see boor
Example Sentences
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As Thomas Jefferson observed: “It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
He had time for a hug afterwards with Rachel Reeves, his chancellor and Downing Street neighbour during his time in office.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Whoever Burnham appoints as chancellor - and next-door neighbour in Downing Street - will send a signal of his intent both to politicians and to the bond markets.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
When Sheen returned to the area with his family in 1977, having lived for a while in Liverpool, he was told that his neighbour had seen "a UFO hovering over her back garden".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Imagine that 30,000 years ago one tribe defeated its neighbour and expelled it from coveted foraging grounds.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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