Definition of neighborhood Neighborhood

/nejˈbɚhʊˌd/ - [neyberhud] - neigh•bor•hood

We found 20 definitions of neighborhood from 5 different sources.

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British English

neighbourhood - /nˈe‍ɪbəhˌʊd/

American English

neighborhood - /nejˈbɚhʊˌd/

What does neighborhood mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: neighborhoods
neighborhood - people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush"
		neighbourhood
		community (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
		hood (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal
neighborhood - an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community); "an ethnic neighborhood"
neighborhood - a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"
		vicinity, locality, neighbourhood, neck of the woods
		section one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
		gold coast a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area; "Chicago's gold coast is along Lake Michigan"
		'hood (slang) a neighborhood
		place an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
		proximity the property of being close together
		scenery the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery"
neighborhood - the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of'); "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job"; "the price is in the neighborhood of $100"
		region

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Wiktionary

neighborhood (Noun)
The quality of being a neighbor, living nearby, next to each-other.
neighborhood (Noun)
A nearby area.
neighborhood (Noun)
The inhabitants of a residential area.
neighborhood (Noun)
A division of a municipality or region, formally or informally divided.
neighborhood (Noun)
An approximate amount.
neighborhood (Noun)
The quality of physical proximity.
neighborhood (Noun)
The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.
neighborhood (Noun)
The neighborhood of a point x is... depending on the author.
neighborhood (Noun)
... an open set which contains point x.
neighborhood (Noun)
... a set containing an open set which contains point x.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

neighborhood (n.)
The quality or condition of being a neighbor; the state of being or dwelling near; proximity.
neighborhood (n.)
A place near; vicinity; adjoining district; a region the inhabitants of which may be counted as neighbors; as, he lives in my neighborhood.
neighborhood (n.)
The inhabitants who live in the vicinity of each other; as, the fire alarmed all the neiborhood.
neighborhood (n.)
The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.