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| 1. | [ noun ] (geography) a surrounding or nearby region | |
| Synonyms: | neighborhood locality vicinity 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: | neighborhood | |
| Examples: | "it is a friendly neighborhood" "my neighborhood voted for Bush" |
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| Related terms: | community street | |
| Similar spelling: |
neighborhood neighbourly neighbouring neighborly neighboring neighbourliness Neugebauer neighborliness |
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