neighbourhood

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neighbourhood

  • /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ UK

noun neighbourhoods

  1. countable, uncountable British standard spelling of neighborhood. These developments, most of which have taken place during the past 30 years, are remarkable in view of the low traffic density, except in the neighbourhood of Oslo, and the very extensive undeveloped areas of mountain and virgin forest.

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Closest in meaning: neighborhood, locality, vicinity, convicinity, neighbouring, neighborly, neighbor, neighbourliness, neighboring, neighbour, local, adjacent, community, borough, district, precinct

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@misc{neighbourhood_2026,
  title = {neighbourhood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/neighbourhood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}