neighborhood

[ ney-ber-hood ]

noun

1. the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity:

   the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.

2. a district or locality, often with reference to its character or inhabitants:

   a fashionable neighborhood; to move to a nicer neighborhood.

   Synonyms: vicinity, locale, area, community

3. a number of persons living near one another or in a particular locality:

   The whole neighborhood was there.

4. neighborly feeling or conduct.
5. nearness; proximity:

   to sense the neighborhood of trouble.

6. Mathematics. an open set that contains a given point.

Word History and Origins

Origin of neighborhood¹

First recorded in 1400–50, neighborhood is from the late Middle English word neighborehode. See neighbor, -hood

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. in the neighborhood of, approximately; nearly; about:

   She looks to be in the neighborhood of 70.

Example Sentences

A key Los Angeles City Council committee signed off on a sweeping rezoning plan Tuesday that would focus new market rate and affordable housing on commercial corridors and in existing dense residential neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times

Planned suburban residential neighborhoods in metropolitan areas known as new towns were initially developed in England.

From Science Daily

The neighborhood, Old Fig Garden, is one of the wealthiest in Fresno County; homes are valued at more than $1 million.

From Los Angeles Times

On a street in the north London neighborhood of Tottenham, the greeting “Welcome to Lagos” is printed on the door of Chuku’s.

From New York Times

Some said the plan lacked specificity while others said it targeted low-income neighborhoods such as the Tenderloin.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• area
• block
• district
• parish
• part
• precinct
• region
• section
• street
• suburb
• territory
• zone