neighborhood
noun
neigh·bor·hood
ˈnā-bər-ˌhu̇d 
1
: neighborly relationship
… a closer feeling of brotherhood, a more efficient sense of neighborhood …—
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne2
3
a
: a place or region near : vicinity
traveled to a place somewhere in the neighborhood of that city
b
: an approximate amount, extent, or degree
cost in the neighborhood of $100
4
a
: the people living near one another
The whole neighborhood heard about it.
b
: a section lived in by neighbors and usually having distinguishing characteristics
lived in a quiet neighborhood
5
: the set (see set entry 2 sense 21) of all points belonging to a given set whose distances from a given point are less than a given positive (see positive entry 1 sense 4e) number
broadly
: a set that contains a neighborhood
Examples of neighborhood in a Sentence
They bought a house in a beautiful neighborhood.
The whole neighborhood heard about it.
Recent Examples on the Web
Visiting Melbourne’s iconic Fitzroy neighborhood is also a must.
—Mitti Hicks, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
Convenient, efficient, stylish: In the right neighborhood, the 500e is all that and a bag of conch fritters.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
The audit was released five days after San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria introduced a new shelter plan in the Middletown neighborhood just north of Little Italy.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
The University of Maryland Shuttle 127 also runs through the neighborhood.
—Iris Vukmanovic, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Areas that will benefit from the new rule include majority-Black neighborhoods outside New Orleans that EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited as part of his 2021 Journey to Justice tour.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The deeply fragrant perfume of the tiny white flowers permeates neighborhoods all over USDA Zones 8–10 in late spring, attracting bees and other admirers.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
In a separate incident, also in the Dilworth/Myers Park neighborhood, Cutter got out of his car and approached a woman walking her children.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
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'WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA' – West Coast elites enraged after squatters invade $5M home in LeBron James, Jennifer Lopez's luxury neighborhood.
—Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
Mitti Hicks, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
Convenient, efficient, stylish: In the right neighborhood, the 500e is all that and a bag of conch fritters.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
The audit was released five days after San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria introduced a new shelter plan in the Middletown neighborhood just north of Little Italy.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
The University of Maryland Shuttle 127 also runs through the neighborhood.
—Iris Vukmanovic, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Areas that will benefit from the new rule include majority-Black neighborhoods outside New Orleans that EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited as part of his 2021 Journey to Justice tour.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The deeply fragrant perfume of the tiny white flowers permeates neighborhoods all over USDA Zones 8–10 in late spring, attracting bees and other admirers.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
In a separate incident, also in the Dilworth/Myers Park neighborhood, Cutter got out of his car and approached a woman walking her children.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
Continue reading … Click here for more cartoons… MEDIA
'WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA' – West Coast elites enraged after squatters invade $5M home in LeBron James, Jennifer Lopez's luxury neighborhood.
—Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
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neighborhood
noun
neigh·bor·hood
ˈnā-bər-ˌhu̇d
1
: the quality or state of being neighbors
2
a
: a place or region near : vicinity
b
: a number or amount near
cost in the neighborhood of $10
3
a
: the people living near one another
b
: a section lived in by people who consider themselves neighbors
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