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Definition of neighborhood
1 : neighborly relationship … a closer feeling of brotherhood, a more efficient sense of neighborhood … — Nathaniel 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
3a : a place or region near : vicinity traveled to a place somewhere in the neighborhood of that cityb : an approximate amount, extent, or degree cost in the neighborhood of $100
4a : 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 2set 21) of all points belonging to a given set whose distances from a given point are less than a given positive (see 1positive 4e) number; broadly : a set that contains a neighborhood
From the M-W Editors
Examples of neighborhood in a Sentence
They bought a house in a beautiful neighborhood.
The whole neighborhood heard about it.
Recent Examples of neighborhood from the Web
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Physi will empower people in five Cincinnati neighborhoods to connect via technology.
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The sliver-thin neighborhood is packed with low-rise apartments and gated residences and stretches from the Guaire River to the lush green mountain that separates Caracas from the Caribbean.
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In total, 45 Highland Park streets were rendered impassable after two forks of the North Branch of the Chicago River overflowed their banks and filled neighborhood streets and yards.
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Planners said neighborhood preservation too often was complaint-driven rather than proactive.
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Two houses in Rancho Bernardo’s Westwood neighborhood were evacuated early Monday afternoon due to a natural gas leak at a nearby home under fumigation.
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Nobody in the neighborhood where she was found knows her.
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Thomas had agreed to participate in a neighborhood meeting to discuss the project's pro's and con's.
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In previous Spider-Man movies, there's a scene when good New Yorkers step in to save their friendly neighborhood Spider-Man from peril—with the usual shot of an American flag, elevating hometown pride into full-fledged patriotism.
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First Known Use of neighborhood
15th century
NEIGHBORHOOD Defined for English Language Learners
neighborhood
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: a section of a town or city
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: the people who live near each other
NEIGHBORHOOD Defined for Kids
neighborhood
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1 : a residential section of a city They are building a house in our neighborhood.
2 : the people living near one another
3 : a place or region near : vicinity
4 : an amount, size, or range that is close to It cost in the neighborhood of ten dollars.
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