neighborhood

American  

[nay-ber-hood] / ˈneɪ bərˌhʊd /

noun

• neighborhoods
  plural

1. 

   the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity.

   the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.

2. a district or locality, often with reference to its character or inhabitants.

   a fashionable neighborhood; to move to a nicer neighborhood.

   Synonyms:

   vicinity, locale, area, community

3. a number of persons living near one another or in a particular locality.

   The whole neighborhood was there.

4. neighborly feeling or conduct.

5. nearness; proximity.

   to sense the neighborhood of trouble.

6. Mathematics. an open set that contains a given point.

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idioms

1. in the neighborhood of, approximately; nearly; about.

   She looks to be in the neighborhood of 70.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• neighborhoods
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of neighborhood

First recorded in 1400–50, neighborhood is from the late Middle English word neighborehode. See neighbor, -hood

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Explanation

Use the noun neighborhood when you're talking about a community within a town or city. Getting to know the people and places in your neighborhood can make you feel right at home in a city of millions. A neighborhood can be created by lines on a map that designate a district, or it can grow over time to become a neighborhood with a certain personality, based on who lives there. You can also use neighborhood to describe something nearby, like promising to visit a friend the next time you are in the neighborhood — or something that's approximate, like a restaurants whose burgers are in the neighborhood of ten dollars.

Example Sentences

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neighborhood neighborhoods

The five-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom dwelling on a 10-acre lot in the picturesque neighborhood of Santa Paula was described by Emily as a “magical place” in a 2023 Architectural Digest interview.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

An affordable appeals process is necessary for residents to fight against projects that could have negative impacts on the surrounding neighborhood, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Among the options under consideration is a 30-year bond spread across the whole neighborhood that would cost $5,100 per property annually.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Its initial observations have now revealed two elusive objects that had escaped detection, demonstrating the telescope's ability to find some of the faintest members of our galactic neighborhood.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

There was always some blank space he could find to put his stamp on in every neighborhood.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Open land and the original pony express trail separate newly constructed neighborhoods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The appeals process is only chance for city residents to challenge development decisions that impact their neighborhoods, and it’s a required step for an issue to reach the courtroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

County, particularly in lower-income areas and neighborhoods where residents are predominantly Latino or Black.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

“That is a Detroit story: genius, grit, and invention, from neighborhoods the world too often overlooked.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

We don't have ours anymore, though people in some wealthier neighborhoods where sympathizers live still do.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

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Related Words

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• zone

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