Definition of nabenext
as in district
an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature although it has undergone several transformations over the years, Times Square remains one of New York's most fabled nabes

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Recent Examples of nabe The couple tells Vogue that one of their first viral videos was of them making cabbage mille-feuille nabe, a Japanese dish of layered pork and cabbage in a dashi broth. Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026 Travel to a sumo training center for an interactive sumo experience, including a private demonstration and a traditional chanko nabe lunch, the protein-rich stew that fuels Japan’s wrestlers. Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Dec. 2025 Lately my wife and I have also begun to lament the decline of the nabe, which has become categorically grodier since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 Set a large nabe or 6-quart Dutch oven on a tabletop burner at the table. Eleanore Park, WSJ, 9 May 2018 See All Example Sentences for nabe
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Noun
  • Historic districts, landmark buildings, landmark areas are some of the most economically productive in the city.
    David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
  • How Madring was built The track is nestled in the Valdebebas district north-east of the city center.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In May, a groundswell of opposition spearheaded by neighborhood leaders and advocates pushed the regional transportation board to kill the project.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The attack on Sais, a Sacramento City Hall employee and liaison to City Councilmember Eric Guerra, colored an otherwise joyous and defiant Rainbow Festival this weekend in the midtown neighborhood.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Nabe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nabe. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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