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
Noun
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Those brief ads are targeting about four dozen battleground districts that the group believes can be flipped.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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School budgets But what a cap on property tax increases could mean for area schools and other taxing districts that rely more heavily on property taxes is less clear.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Police detectives are investigating two shootings that happened a short time apart in two Pittsburgh neighborhoods located not far from one another.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Some neighborhoods like Clairemont have a senior center, whereas PB does not.—
Sierra Knoch,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Nabes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nabes. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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