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neighbourhood
neighbourhood (ˈneɪbəˌhʊd) or neighborhoodn1. the immediate environment; surroundings; vicinity. 2. a district where people live3. the people in a particular area; neighbours4. neighbourly feeling5. (Mathematics) maths the set of all points whose distance from a given point is less than a specified value6. (modifier) of or for a neighbourhood: a neighbourhood community worker. 7. in the neighbourhood of approximately (a given number)ThesaurusNoun | 1. | neighbourhood - a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, vicinitygold coast - a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area; "Chicago's gold coast is along Lake Michigan"'hood - (slang) a neighborhoodplace - a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"proximity - the region close around a person or thingscenery - the appearance of a placesection - a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section" | | 2. | neighbourhood - people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush"neighborhoodcommunity - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"hood - (slang) a neighborhoodstreet - people living or working on the same street; "the whole street protested the absence of street lights" |
neighbourhoodnoun1. district, community, quarter, region, surroundings, locality, locale It seemed like a good neighbourhood to raise my children.2. vicinity, confines, proximity, precincts, environs, purlieus the loss of woodlands in the neighbourhood of large townsRelated words adjective vicinalTranslationsneighbour (American) neighbor (ˈneibə) noun a person who lives near oneself. my next-door neighbour. 鄰居 邻居ˈneighbourhood noun1. a district or area, especially in a town or city. a poor neighbourhood. 地區(尤指城鎮內) 地区2. a district or area surrounding a particular place. He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood of the station. 鄰近地區 邻近地区ˈneighbourhood watch (American neighborhood watch;also sentry watch) noun a system allowing organized groups of people to police their neighbourhoods to prevent crime. 鄰里守望相助制 邻里守望相助警戒ˈneighbouring adjective near or next in place. France and Belgium are neighbouring countries. 鄰近的,毗鄰的 邻近的,接壤的 ˈneighbourly adjective (negative unneighbourly) friendly. a very neighbourly person. 睦鄰的,友好的 睦邻的,友好的 neighbourhood
in the neighborhood of (some amount)Approximately some amount; close to some amount. We're going to have to spend in the neighborhood of $20,000 for this renovation.See also: neighborhood, ofin the neighbourhood of (of a number or an amount) approximately; not exactly: It cost in the neighbourhood of £500.See also: neighbourhood, ofneighbourhood
neighbourhood (US), neighborhood Maths the set of all points whose distance from a given point is less than a specified value neighbourhood
Synonyms for neighbourhoodnoun districtSynonyms- district
- community
- quarter
- region
- surroundings
- locality
- locale
noun vicinitySynonyms- vicinity
- confines
- proximity
- precincts
- environs
- purlieus
Synonyms for neighbourhoodnoun a surrounding or nearby regionSynonyms- locality
- neck of the woods
- neighborhood
- vicinity
Related Words- gold coast
- 'hood
- place
- proximity
- scenery
- section
noun people living near one anotherSynonymsRelated Words |