neighborhood

1 an approximate amount, extent, or degree a movie that's said to have cost in the neighborhood of 100 million dollars Synonyms matter, tune, vicinity Related Words ballpark; nearness, proximity

2 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? Synonyms nabe, district, quarter, sectionRelated Words belt, zone; department, division, part; precinct, ward; area, backyard, locality, place, region; barrio, enclave, ghetto, hood (or 'hood)

3 the people living in a particular area invited practically the whole neighborhood over for a big party Synonyms communityRelated Words city, commune, hamlet, town, village; denizens, dwellers, inhabitants, residents; citizenry, culture, people, populace, public, society

4 an adjoining region or space we were somewhere in the neighborhood of the Capitol because we could see the dome Synonyms backyard, environs, purlieus, vicinage, vicinityRelated Words environment, surround, surroundings