neighborhood

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1. A district or area with distinctive characteristics: a neighborhood of fine homes; an ethnic neighborhood.

2. The people who live near one another or in a particular district or area: The noise upset the entire neighborhood.

3. The surrounding area; vicinity: happened to be in the neighborhood.

4. Informal Approximate amount or range: in the neighborhood of five million dollars.

5. Friendliness appropriate to a neighbor: a feeling of neighborhood.

6. Mathematics The set of points surrounding a specified point, each of which is within a certain, usually small distance from the specified point.

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Noun	1.	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" locality, neck of the woods, neighbourhood, vicinity 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 - a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago" proximity - the region close around a person or thing scenery - the appearance of a place section - a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"
	2.	neighborhood - people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush" neighbourhood community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community" hood - (slang) a neighborhood street - people living or working on the same street; "the whole street protested the absence of street lights"
	3.	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 indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity
	4.	neighborhood - an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community); "an ethnic neighborhood" area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

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neighborhood → مُجَاوِرة sousedství nabolag Nachbarschaft γειτονιά vecindad, vecindario asuinalue voisinage susjedstvo vicinato 近所 이웃 buurt nabolag sąsiedztwo vizinhança район kvarter เขตที่มีคนอยู่อาศัย mahalle vùng lân cận 居民点

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active citizen downzone Gold Coast highschool Hood indefinite quantity locality neck of the woods neighbourhood pachuco street name vicinage vicinity	Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. Fables by Aesop View in context The whole neighborhood abounds with local tales, haunted spots, and twilight superstitions; stars shoot and meteors glare oftener across the valley than in any other part of the country, and the nightmare, with her whole ninefold, seems to make it the favorite scene of her gambols. The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Irving, Washington View in context It is now many years since Sam, who was then as active a young negro as any in the province, and worked on the farm of Killian Suydam on Long Island, having finished his day's work at an early hour, was fishing, one still summer evening, just about the neighborhood of Hell Gate. Adventure of the Black Fisherman by Irving, Washington View in context	negro vine Negrohead Negroid Negroid race Negroism Negroloid Negrophil Negrophile negrophilism Negrophobe Negrophobia Negropont Negros Negus NEH Neh. Nehemiah Neher Nehiloth Nehru Nehushtan Nei Monggol Neif neigh neighbor neighborhood Neighboring Neighborliness neighborly Neighborship neighbour neighbourhood neighbourhood watch neighbouring neighbourliness neighbourly neighing Neil Armstrong Neil Simon Neill Neilson Neishout Neisse Neisseria gonorrhoeae neither neither … nor Neither fish nor flesh Neither head nor tail Neiva Nejd nek	NEIGE neigh neighbor neighbor neighbor neighbor Neighbor Cell List Neighbor damages lawn Neighbor Day Neighbor Discovery Neighbor Discovery Protocol Neighbor Discovery Protocol Monitor neighbor effect Neighbor filed injunction against harassment Neighbor Hint Table Neighbor Information Frame neighbor on Neighbor Power Table Neighbor to Neighbor Neighbor to Neighbor Community Development Corporation, Inc. Neighbor to Neighbor San Francisco Neighbor-Binding Table Neighbor-Dependent Sequence Analysis Neighbor-joining Neighbor-Joining Maximum-Likelihood Neighbor-Supporting Multicast Protocol neighbored neighbored neighbored neighbored neighborhood Neighborhood (residence) Neighborhood (residence) Neighborhood Action Group Neighborhood Activists Inter-Linked Empowerment Movement Neighborhood Advisory Council Neighborhood Alliance on Fenway Development Neighborhood and Community Services Neighborhood and Family Services Department Neighborhood Area Network Neighborhood Area Wireless Network Neighborhood Assistance Act Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America Neighborhood association Neighborhood Association of Southwestern Williamson County Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay Neighborhood Based Service Delivery Neighborhood Bible Time Neighborhood Block Watch Grant Program Neighborhood Box Office, Inc. Neighborhood Broadcast Problem Neighborhood bus Neighborhood bus Neighborhood bus Neighborhood bus Neighborhood Business Neighborhood Business Development Program Neighborhood Business District Neighborhood Business District Program

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active citizen
downzone
Gold Coast
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Hood
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locality
neck of the woods
neighbourhood
pachuco
street name
vicinage
vicinity

Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools.

Fables by Aesop View in context

The whole neighborhood abounds with local tales, haunted spots, and twilight superstitions; stars shoot and meteors glare oftener across the valley than in any other part of the country, and the nightmare, with her whole ninefold, seems to make it the favorite scene of her gambols.

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Irving, Washington View in context

It is now many years since Sam, who was then as active a young negro as any in the province, and worked on the farm of Killian Suydam on Long Island, having finished his day's work at an early hour, was fishing, one still summer evening, just about the neighborhood of Hell Gate.

Adventure of the Black Fisherman by Irving, Washington View in context

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Neighbor Discovery Protocol Monitor
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Neighbor Hint Table
Neighbor Information Frame
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Neighbor Power Table
Neighbor to Neighbor
Neighbor to Neighbor Community Development Corporation, Inc.
Neighbor to Neighbor San Francisco
Neighbor-Binding Table
Neighbor-Dependent Sequence Analysis
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Neighbor-Joining Maximum-Likelihood
Neighbor-Supporting Multicast Protocol
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Neighborhood (residence)
Neighborhood (residence)
Neighborhood Action Group
Neighborhood Activists Inter-Linked Empowerment Movement
Neighborhood Advisory Council
Neighborhood Alliance on Fenway Development
Neighborhood and Community Services
Neighborhood and Family Services Department
Neighborhood Area Network
Neighborhood Area Wireless Network
Neighborhood Assistance Act
Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America
Neighborhood association
Neighborhood Association of Southwestern Williamson County
Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay
Neighborhood Based Service Delivery
Neighborhood Bible Time
Neighborhood Block Watch Grant Program
Neighborhood Box Office, Inc.
Neighborhood Broadcast Problem
Neighborhood bus
Neighborhood bus
Neighborhood bus
Neighborhood bus
Neighborhood Business
Neighborhood Business Development Program
Neighborhood Business District
Neighborhood Business District Program

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