neighborhood
∞
1.8
- noun
- /ˈneɪbərˌhʊd/
- US
:
barrio
- The children in our neighborhood often play together in the park.
- live in neighborhoods
- neighborhood residents
- neighborhood schools
And then we met at some point in our neighborhood on the same Rd.
- And then we met at some point in our neighborhood on the same Rd.
- I live in a neighborhood called Pagum.
- But he was like riding in our neighborhood and that annoying music.
- So we kept our neighborhoods crime free.
- The truth is this, what happens in our neighbourhood matters to Britain.
- But I also grew up in a neighborhood where people cooked as well.
- But the most dangerous neighborhood in America is Appalachia.
- They run into a neighborhood in the city, the capital.
Examples
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Well, I started boxing as a kid in my neighborhood in New York.
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This is my neighborhood, where I grew up.
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You know, in my neighborhood that happens all the time.
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First, I stated the essential question, "How can I make my neighborhood a better place?"
Academic text (2015) -
This is the new neighborhood.
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Anyway, she is finally leaving the neighborhood.
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Remember the time we were in traffic 'cause dad took us to see the holiday lights in that really nice neighborhood?
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In some neighborhoods, almost every single house has an issue.
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Bringing up children in a disadvantaged neighborhood is a real struggle for many families.
Academic text (2008) -
Young adolescents begin to explore their own neighborhoods as well as more distant areas.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
∞
2.8
A group of people who live in the same area, like a neighborhood
222
8.1
A local area where people know each other
129
3.7
The area near a place, for example shops or houses
23
3.9
An area near a place where people live or work
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3.2
The local area you live in or near
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2.1
Part of a town where people live in houses or apartments
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7.9
A neighborhood in a city, often in Spanish-speaking countries
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3.1
An area of a town or city with mostly houses and apartments
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9.9
A part of a city with its own people and streets, often in South Asia or the Balkans
The area around a town or city
Antonyms
Compounds
A place that makes a neighborhood look bad because it is empty, damaged, or not cared for
- Archaic
An area that is fashionable and expensive where many young professionals live
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Neighborhood comes from neighbor, meaning someone who lives 'near' you, plus the ending -hood meaning 'state or group', as in childhood. So a neighborhood is the group or area of people who live near each other.