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neighborhood
noun neigh·bor·hood \ˈnā-bər-ˌhu̇d\
: a section of a town or city
: the people who live near each other
Full Definition of NEIGHBORHOOD
1
: neighborly relationship
3
a : a place or region near : vicinity b : an approximate amount, extent, or degree <cost in the neighborhood of $100>
4
a : the people living near one another b : a section lived in by neighbors and usually having distinguishing characteristics
5
: the set of all points belonging to a given set whose distances from a given point are less than a given positive number; broadly : a set that contains a neighborhood
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First Known Use of NEIGHBORHOOD
15th century
Rhymes with NEIGHBORHOOD
adulthood, arrowwood, babyhood, bachelorhood, brotherhood, buttonwood, candlewood, cedarwood, cottonwood, fatherhood, geezerhood, hardihood, high priesthood, Hollywood, Isherwood, knock on wood, leatherwood, likelihood, livelihood, lustihood, maidenhood, motherhood, nationhood, orangewood, parenthood, personhood, puppyhood, Robin Hood, sandalwood, scattergood, servanthood, sisterhood, spinsterhood, toddlerhood, to the good, tulipwood, understood, widowhood, womanhood, yellowwood, zebrawood
NEIGHBORHOOD Defined for Kids
neighborhood
noun neigh·bor·hood \ˈnā-bər-ˌhu̇d\
Definition of NEIGHBORHOOD for Kids
1
: a residential section of a city <They are building a house in our neighborhood.>
2
: the people living near one another
3
: a place or region near : vicinity
4
: an amount, size, or range that is close to <It cost in the neighborhood of ten dollars.>
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