neighborhood

noun

ˈnā-bər-ˌhu̇d How to pronounce neighborhood (audio)
Definition of neighborhoodnext
1
as in vicinity
an approximate amount, extent, or degree a movie that's said to have cost in the neighborhood of 100 million dollars

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Relevance
2
as in district
an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature are you familiar with the city's Latino neighborhood?

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3
as in town
the people living in a particular area invited practically the whole neighborhood over for a big party

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4
as in backyard
an adjoining region or space we were somewhere in the neighborhood of the Capitol because we could see the dome

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Recent Examples of neighborhood The situation is avoidable and frustrating, said Jory Lange, a Texas attorney who represents over 50 people who were affected by an outbreak last year that killed seven people and sickened over 100 in New York’s Harlem neighborhood. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 The attack happened late afternoon near the Bear Valley residential neighborhood, adjacent to Chugach State Park in south Anchorage, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) said in a separate statement on Monday. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Even so, the neighborhood remains an important destination for collectors, with dealers including Gagosian, White Cube, Skarstedt, Lévy Gorvy Dayan, Gladstone, Almine Rech, and Sprüth Magers maintaining Upper East Side locations. — Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 21 July 2026 Don’t wait for the next visit from your neighborhood rabbits. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for neighborhood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighborhood
  1. vicinity
  2. district
  3. town
  4. backyard
  5. tune
  6. community
  7. city
  8. village
Noun
  • Skubal is not blind to the potential for headlines that exists every time a microphone or camera enters his vicinity.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Its gravity is so intense that anything in its vicinity experiences extreme time dilation — to the extent that an hour on the planet's surface is equivalent to seven years for everyone else.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 July 2026
Definition of vicinity
Noun
  • Bourne is running to replace incumbent trustee Elizabeth Moon, who was elected in 2022, according to the district’s website.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
  • The Cook Political Report deems the seat to be a solidly Republican district.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026
Definition of district
Noun
  • And waterfront towns like North Bay Village and Bay Harbor Islands that were once known as quiet working-class suburbs are getting facelifts with new ultra-luxury condo buildings.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Once the eclipse ends, this rugged headland becomes an excellent place to watch the Perseids, with broad ocean views and little interference from nearby towns.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • Heather Hannish and her husband, Ernesto Gloria, sold $2 lemonades and other cold drinks at their backyard stand along the walk to the stadium hosting matches in Arlington, Texas.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 July 2026
  • As food costs and supply chain disruptions caused prices at grocery stores to soar, the number of backyard growers and micro-farmers is rapidly taking off across the state.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of backyard
Noun
  • The report says audiences spend more time with BBC television and streaming service iPlayer than all of the big SVOD players combined, and over 30 million people on average tune into BBC Radio every week.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
  • The way new songs were circulated in the 1800s, explains John Troutman, music curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, was that words were published on broadsides or in magazines, to be applied to familiar tunes.
    — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
Definition of tune
Noun
  • The rebrand reflects a broader shift in how the disability community wants to be represented, and who gets to make that call.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • The pastor didn’t suggest endorsing candidates, but instead focusing on issues, like advocating for immigration reform, and using religion as a tool for community organizing.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of community
Noun
  • Video released by Iranian state media shows patients being evacuated from Shahid Baghaei Hospital in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz on Wednesday.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Fulton currently participates in 12 TADs, Ellis explained, eight of which are inside Atlanta city limits.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of city
Noun
  • The former was a concentration area for 200,000 refugees expelled from 247 localities, villages and towns and the area’s original 80,000 inhabitants; and the latter a frontier zone designed to incarcerate them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Included in her village is Kai, who will be soon be a freshman at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, two counties away.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of village

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“Neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighborhood. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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