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 However, there are communities and neighborhoods where relations with police are strained, and mistrust could preclude adoption of police transport. — Cal Chengqi Fang, The Conversation, 14 July 2026 Once the town gets the go-ahead, parts of Knox Road, One Norman Boulevard and Harken Road at an entrance to the Blue Stone Harbor neighborhood will close for about 40 days. — Laura Horne july 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026 When completed in coming years, those projects will join a neighborhood of tourism projects already in that area. — Sofi Zeman july 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 During our visit, my partner and I had a great day walking to La Sagrada Familia and then just exploring the neighborhood, stopping by cute coffee shops and an A+ empanada stand for a snack on the way. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 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
  • The newlyweds, both 36, tied the knot in an extravagant ceremony at the iconic venue July 3, which took over the streets of Manhattan and required the New York Police to shut down the immediate vicinity.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Shoshone County Sheriff Shawn Wehr said the remains may be that of Chantel Williams, 24, who was reported missing on December 13 of last year in the vicinity, per the Shoshone News-Press.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of vicinity
Noun
  • Kenneth Malin, the West Cedar Creek MUD’s general manager, did not respond to a message requesting comment on the district’s discussions with Diode.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
  • The community services district is responsible for items related to parks, waste collection, cable television, design review.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of district
Noun
  • Sudarshan’s big-picture approach is a long way from the company’s roots as a bus service in the southern town of Madurai.
    — Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • In recent years, with attendance at Latin Mass topping 4,000, the SSPX built a 1,500-seat, $42 million church high on its campus overlooking the tranquil town.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • But for the second men’s Euros running, the side playing in their own backyard lost in the final, with Italy (four days) defeating England (three days) on penalties.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • In testing these erratic backyard toys, mathematicians were able to definitively determine how fluid forces cause a sprinkler to rotate when its flow is reversed.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Definition of backyard
Noun
  • Beginning with a driving organ, the bouncy soul-pop tune is a meditation on rushing into love.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026
  • These shows will leave you belting out tunes with your friends on the car ride home.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
Definition of tune
Noun
  • The community's collective action successfully forced this specific rollback, though the broader strategy of in-game purchases persists.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The success of that provision depends on whether these local communities decide to build, though.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of community
Noun
  • Kirkland said the regulations would have especially affected cities like Bell Gardens and Hawaiian Gardens, where casinos represent nearly 70% of the general fund.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • With 23 cities, the tour will make stops in Japan (Osaka, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Miyagi, and Fukuoka) before heading to North America in September.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of city
Noun
  • The trailer finds the film’s protagonists alternately hunting or fleeing the vicious creature — or creatures — through a tattered town known as Hope Harbor, a remote coastal village near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in South Korea.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
  • Lindgren’s grandfather is the late Phil Simmons, who was one of the founders of the village’s Operation Playground Foundation and helped secure money for the current Fort Frankfort project.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of village

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