neighborhood

American  

[ney-ber-hood] / ˈneɪ bərˌhʊd /

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of neighborhood

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

Example Sentences

One morning, a woman from the neighborhood stopped by to tell Hill about a video the woman’s brother in New Jersey recently shared with her.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hundreds of people gathered, shouting and honking horns, and then quickly moved to another neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times

People in the neighborhood were even handing out sweets, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even without this program, foot traffic in neighborhoods just off the Avenue of the Arts is now exceeding 2019 levels, particularly on evenings and weekends.

From The Wall Street Journal

By donating the equipment, neighborhood groups may get to control what type of technology is installed and by whom.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• area
• block
• district
• parish
• part
• precinct
• region
• section
• street
• suburb
• territory
• zone