NEIGHBORHOOD

NEIG ·HBOR ·HOOD 3 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 12 letters 🎲 Scrabble 22 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a surrounding or nearby region
  2. people living near one another
  3. the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')
  4. an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)

💬 Examples

  • "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"
  • "it is a rugged locality"
  • "it is a friendly neighborhood"
  • "my neighborhood voted for Bush"

🔗 Similar words

vicinitylocalityneighbourhoodneck_of_the_woodsregion
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