neighbourhood watch

a scheme under which members of a community agree together to take responsibility for keeping an eye on each other's property, as a way of preventing crime

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Translations

نِظام مُراقَبَة الحَي

bezpečnostní strážní služba

Nachbarschaftsschutz

polgárőrség

nabovakt natteravn

bezpečnostná strážna služba

semt gözetimi

邻里守望相助警戒

neighbour

(American) neighbor (ˈneibə) noun

a person who lives near oneself. my next-door neighbour.

ˈneighbourhood noun

1. a district or area, especially in a town or city. a poor neighbourhood.

2. a district or area surrounding a particular place. He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood of the station.

ˈneighbourhood watch (American neighborhood watch;also sentry watch) noun

a system allowing organized groups of people to police their neighbourhoods to prevent crime.

ˈneighbouring adjective

near or next in place. France and Belgium are neighbouring countries.

ˈneighbourly adjective

(negative unneighbourly) friendly. a very neighbourly person.

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