variants
or British neighbour
plural neighbors
1
: a person who lives next to or near another person
We invited our friends and neighbors.
our next-door neighbors [=the people who live in the house next to us]
2
: a person or thing that is next to or near another
Please pass your paper to your neighbor. [=the person sitting next to you]
Canada is a neighbor of the U.S.
Venus is Earth's nearest neighbor.
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“Neighbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/neighbor. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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