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 Rachel and her parents live in a suburban San Diego neighborhood. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024 Social media channels set up by supporters of Navalny showed video clips of lines in several places, including Moscow neighborhoods such as Nekrasovka and at Tservkaya Street and locations in St Petersburg. Radina Gigova, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024 Three people were shot and killed in two neighborhoods in Falls Township, Pa., on Saturday morning by a suspect who was later taken into custody in New Jersey after fleeing, according to local authorities. Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024 The mayor’s program to combat homelessness went to a South L.A. neighborhood represented by Councilmember Curren Price — the fourth operation to occur in his district. David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024 Gene Alston bought a home on Fairfax Avenue in Baywood, a small neighborhood in San Mateo, California, three years ago. Byalena Botros, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024 Developers across the United States are transforming clusters of old homes into micro restaurants to cater to the needs of surrounding neighborhoods. Anna Kodé, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024 Reaching kids in high-risk neighborhoods through prevention education programs and families for wrap-around services. The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2024 What’s the weather looking like in your neighborhood? Fox News, 15 Mar. 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 28 Mar. 2024.

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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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