as in districts
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 nabes
Each of these nabes has great options for an excellent meal, like Daikokuya in Little Tokyo or the legendary Yang Chow in Chinatown, so make sure to bring your appetite.
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Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nabes
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The outbreak is the seventh documented in India and the third in West Bengal, where outbreaks in 2001 and 2007 were in districts bordering Bangladesh, which reports outbreaks almost annually, the WHO said.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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Before Area 1, he was assigned to Area 4, which covers the Ogden, Harrison and Austin districts, three of CPD’s most violent.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Its hilly, historic neighborhoods feel frighteningly narrow in some spots.—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The streets appeared largely quiet in many south Minneapolis neighborhoods where unmarked convoys of immigration agents have been sighted regularly in recent weeks, including the neighborhoods where the two deaths occurred.—
Mike Catalini,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Nabes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nabes. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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