neighbor

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neighbor¹

  • /ˈneɪ.bɚ/ US

noun neighbors

  1. US, standard US standard spelling of neighbour

verb neighbors · neighboring · neighbored

  1. US, standard US standard spelling of neighbour

Neighbor²

Where it comes from

From Middle English neyghebour (“neighbour”).

proper noun Neighbors

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: neighbouring, neighbour, near, close, neighbourliness, neighbourhood, neighborhood, adjoining, vicinity, next, neighborliness, nearby, neighbourly, good-neighbourliness, good-neighborliness, door

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@misc{neighbor_2026,
  title = {neighbor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/neighbor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}