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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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of neighborhood Dramatic video Sunday showed powerful waves slamming into the seawall and the boardwalk, sending water and sand into the oceanfront neighborhood. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Community organizations confirmed nearly 45 enforcement operations throughout Chicago neighborhoods last May, twice as many as in April. — Jesus Chuy Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 Each morning before most cars pull up to the Arco gas station on Sutterville Road in Sacramento's Land Park neighborhood, Bobby Singh's already been at work inside, rolling out a customer favorite. — Melissa May, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Pleater Kyriacos Hadjikyriacou, meanwhile, crafts his textiles in the north London neighborhood of Tottenham. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 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
  • The laser hovers over two Detroit defensive backs in Jefferson’s vicinity.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Each incident causes a flare of light from the vicinity of the black hole, as would be expected from the brightening seen during a standard TDE.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of vicinity
Noun
  • The attack comes a day after a roadside bomb struck a security forces convoy in the northwestern Hangu district and killed six soldiers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • According to Castillo, the two projections illustrate how the timing and pace of implementing the reductions could affect the district’s ability to maintain enough cash to meet its payroll and other financial obligations throughout the year.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of district
Noun
  • This also mirrored the home in which I was raised; my father went to an office every day and my mom stayed home (and drove all over town) taking care of my older brother and I, the house and garden, our pet dog, and our father.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • If a primary market’s ratio spikes, an investor can look for neighboring towns with a healthy, sustainable ratio.
    — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • And truly, now, does the idea of a modern Egyptian family having an underground pyramid in the backyard of their Aswan home strike you as any less pathetically misguided?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The work in communities across the country — in the backyards of teams and in players’ hometowns — has remained ongoing.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of backyard
Noun
  • Pivots into a black-and-white Brazilian telenovela, which Camilo tunes into nightly while on baby duty, feed into the film’s nesting-doll narrative on paper, but in practice make for annoyingly gratuitous flourishes.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As the night continued, guests danced well into the evening to DJ Mia Moretti‘s tunes from fan favorites Madonna and Abba.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of tune
Noun
  • The Moon enters Capricorn and your community zone, drawing your attention toward friends, groups, and people who share your interests.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The drone strike targeted a railway station in the Novovodolazka community.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of community
Noun
  • An electric locomotive in the northwestern city of Kovel was also struck, Zelenskyy said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That message has buttressed DeSantis’ advocacy for drastically slashing property taxes, a critical financial lifeline for Florida cities and counties.
    — Zoe Millán, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of city
Noun
  • The drone downed Tuesday in Lithuania fell near the village of Pratkunai, about 60 miles west of the capital, Vilnius, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, Lithuania's National Crisis Management Center said Tuesday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The drone downed in Lithuania on Tuesday fell near the village of Pratkūnai, about 60 miles west of the capital, Vilnius, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Center said Tuesday.
    — Liudas Dapkus, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of village

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“Neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighborhood. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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