neighbourhood
Britishnoun
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the immediate environment; surroundings; vicinity
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a district where people live
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the people in a particular area; neighbours
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neighbourly feeling
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maths the set of all points whose distance from a given point is less than a specified value
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(modifier) of or for a neighbourhood
a neighbourhood community worker
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approximately (a given number)
Example Sentences
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She added: "It's a great neighbourhood, I'm sure it's just a one off. The police were very good yesterday, it was reassuring to have so many around."
From BBC
On Tuesday, a vehicle was targeted in the Mansourieh area, a predominantly Christian residential neighbourhood north of Beirut.
From BBC
He painted a mural in 1994 in the Boyle Heights neighbourhood of Los Angeles, when the street was first named Cesar Chavez Avenue.
From BBC
Jaward and Ragheb's burial comes just a day after another family in the same neighbourhood buried two children and their mother.
From BBC
Footage from the scene, verified by BBC Eye, shows widespread destruction across the neighbourhood.
From BBC
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