neighborhood

noun

neigh·​bor·​hood ˈnā-bər-ˌhu̇d How to pronounce neighborhood (audio)
1
: neighborly relationship
… a closer feeling of brotherhood, a more efficient sense of neighborhoodNathaniel Hawthorne
2
: the quality or state of being neighbors : proximity
… refugees from the country, driven by fear or the neighborhood of armies.F. L. Paxson
3
a
: a place or region near : vicinity
traveled to a place somewhere in the neighborhood of that city
b
: an approximate amount, extent, or degree
cost in the neighborhood of $100
4
a
: the people living near one another
The whole neighborhood heard about it.
b
: a section lived in by neighbors and usually having distinguishing characteristics
lived in a quiet neighborhood
5
: the set (see set entry 2 sense 21) of all points belonging to a given set whose distances from a given point are less than a given positive (see positive entry 1 sense 4e) number
broadly : a set that contains a neighborhood

Examples of neighborhood in a Sentence

They bought a house in a beautiful neighborhood. The whole neighborhood heard about it.
Recent Examples on the Web Those who feel that the area is at least generally safe said the shooting didn’t change their view of the neighborhood, either. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2024 East San Jose is sorely lacking in parks and trees compared to more historically privileged San Jose neighborhoods, so the city should make sure that any development on the old golf course site includes plenty of trees, natural open space areas and other greenery. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024 Nearly 15 years after the paper named its first Restaurant of the Year, the hospitality industry swelled, with restaurants of various cuisines opening in the city and eventually, spilling beyond downtown Detroit, seeping into surrounding neighborhoods. Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024 The location: a collection of metal trailers meant to mimic a Palestinian neighborhood. Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024 Congress Heights is one of Washington’s poorest neighborhoods and, like Chinatown, also has suffered under the current crime spike. Ashraf Khalil, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024 Ruthless gangs have a stranglehold on the city, preying on the population, carving neighborhoods into warring criminal fiefdoms, and cutting Haiti’s international port off from the rest of the country. Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024 Wesley Chapel, First Presbyterian Church and St. Philomena – all are gone but demonstrate the diversity of the neighborhood. Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024 According to the Houston Fire Department, the fire took place during the early morning hours at a house in a residential neighborhood just over 8 miles north of downtown. USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of neighborhood was in the 15th century

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“Neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neighborhood. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

neighborhood

noun
neigh·​bor·​hood ˈnā-bər-ˌhu̇d How to pronounce neighborhood (audio)
1
: the quality or state of being neighbors
2
a
: a place or region near : vicinity
b
: a number or amount near
cost in the neighborhood of $10
3
a
: the people living near one another
b
: a section lived in by people who consider themselves neighbors

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