neighbourhood Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a surrounding or nearby region
    neck of the woods; neighborhood; vicinity; locality.
    • the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
    • it is a rugged locality
    • he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood
    • I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
  2. noun people living near one another
    neighborhood.
    • it is a friendly neighborhood
    • my neighborhood voted for Bush

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