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 neighborhood neighborhood /ˈneɪbɝˌhʊd/

noun

  1. () A surrounding or nearby region  ( neck of the woods , neighbourhood , vicinity , locality , neighborhood )
    a surrounding or nearby region
     The plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
    the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
     It is a rugged locality
    it is a rugged locality
     He always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood
    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
    I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
  2. () [American] People living near one another  ( neighbourhood [Canadian, British] , neighborhood [American] )
    people living near one another
     It is a friendly neighborhood
    it is a friendly neighborhood
     My neighborhood voted for Bush
    my neighborhood voted for Bush
  3. [American] An area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)  ( neighborhood [American] )
    an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)
     An ethnic neighborhood
    an ethnic neighborhood
  4. [American] The approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in 'in the region of')  ( neighborhood [American] , region )
    the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in 'in the region of')
     It was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job
    it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job
     The price is in the neighborhood of $100
    the price is in the neighborhood of $100