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| 1. | [ noun ] (geography) a surrounding or nearby region | |
| Synonyms: | locality vicinity neighbourhood neck_of_the_woods | |
| Examples: | "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville" "it is a rugged locality" "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood" |
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| Related terms: | section place scenery gold_coast Left_Bank montmartre Right_Bank 'hood proximity | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (sociology) people living near one another | |
| Synonyms: | neighbourhood | |
| Examples: | "it is a friendly neighborhood" "my neighborhood voted for Bush" |
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| Related terms: | community street | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') | |
| Synonyms: | region | |
| Examples: | "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job" "the price is in the neighborhood of $100" |
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| Related terms: | indefinite_quantity | |
| Similar spelling: |
neighbourhood neighbour Neighbors neighborly neighboring neighborliness neighbourly neighbouring |
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