neighborhood

neighborhood

noun

Definition of NEIGHBORHOOD

1

an approximate amount, extent, or degree <a movie that's said to have cost in the neighborhood of 100 million dollars>

Synonyms matter, tune, vicinity

Related Words ballpark; nearness, proximity

2

an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature <are you familiar with the city's Latino neighborhood?>

Synonyms nabe, neighborhood, quarter, section

Related Words belt, zone; department, division, part; precinct, ward; area, backyard, locality, place, region; barrio, enclave, ghetto, hood (or 'hood)

3

the people living in a particular area <invited practically the whole neighborhood over for a big party>

Synonyms neighborhood

Related Words city, commune, hamlet, town, village; denizens, dwellers, inhabitants, residents; citizenry, culture, people, populace, public, society

4

an adjoining region or space <we were somewhere in the neighborhood of the Capitol because we could see the dome>

Synonyms backyard, neighborhood, purlieus, vicinage, vicinity

Related Words environment, surround, surroundings