neighborhood

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UK /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ US /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

alarmed, alive, available, homeless, live, lonely, strange, whole

The homeless population in our neighborhood has grown significantly over the past year.

VERB + NEIGHBORHOOD

fire, house, houses, lives, park, walking

We walked through the neighborhood after dinner last night.

NEIGHBORHOOD + NOUN

death, lunch

We grabbed a quick neighborhood lunch at the Italian place on Fifth Street last Saturday.

PREP.

in, out, through, with

I grew up in a neighborhood where everyone knew each other's names.

ADV.

then

I used to walk through the neighborhood then, before the new shopping center was built.

Definitions

noun

The residential area near one's home.

He lives in my neighborhood.

I know the shadiest breeziest spots, hidden tables surrounded by trees that have lived longer than the neighborhoods around them. […] I simply remembered a great little park in a neighborhood where I used to teach at the elementary school up the road.

The inhabitants of a residential area.

The fire alarmed the neighborhood.

A formal or informal division of a municipality or region.

We have just moved to a pleasant neighborhood.

An approximate amount.

He must be making in the neighborhood of $200,000 per year.

The quality of physical proximity.

The slums and the palace were in awful neighborhood.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — people living near one another

neighbourhood

noun — a surrounding or nearby region

vicinity
locality
neighbourhood

noun — the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositio

region

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He lives in my neighborhood.

Wiktionary

The fire alarmed the neighborhood.

Wiktionary

If I showed you my house, my neighborhood back then, would you understand where I am from?

Tatoeba · #2180

The whole neighborhood was surprised at the news.

Tatoeba · #18661

The whole neighborhood mourned his death.

Tatoeba · #18665

Usage Notes

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