Definition

1. Noun:
   • A local area within a town or city: A specific part of a city or town where people live, often with its own character or sense of community.
   • The people living in such an area: The community of people who live near each other in a particular area.
   • The state of being close or near to something: The area surrounding a particular place or point.
   • An approximate amount or number: Used to indicate that a quantity is close to, but not exactly, a stated figure.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Local Area):
  • She grew up in a quiet, tree-lined neighborhood.
  • The city is known for its historic neighborhoods.
• Noun (Community of People):
  • The whole neighborhood came together for the annual block party.
  • It's a safe neighborhood where everyone knows each other.
• Noun (Surrounding Area):
  • Is there a good coffee shop in the neighborhood?
  • The noise disturbed the entire neighborhood.
• Noun (Approximate Amount):
  • The repair costs will be in the neighborhood of $500.
  • We're expecting a crowd in the neighborhood of a thousand people.

Advanced Usage

• "in the neighborhood of": Approximately, roughly (used before a number or amount).
  • The project will cost in the neighborhood of ten million dollars.
• "good-neighbor" (as an adjective): Characteristic of friendly and helpful relations between people or groups. (Note: This is a compound adjective, not the noun "neighborhood" itself).
  • The company has a good-neighbor policy for community engagement.

Variants and Related Words

• Neighbor (n): A person living near or next to another.
  • My next-door neighbor is very friendly.
• Neighboring (adj): Located or living nearby.
  • We often visit the neighboring towns.
• Neighborly (adj): Characteristic of a good neighbor; friendly and helpful.
  • It was a very neighborly gesture to bring us food.

Synonyms

• Vicinity: The area near or surrounding a particular place.
• Locale: A place where something happens or is set.
• Community: A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
• District: An area of a country or city, especially one defined for administrative purposes.

Related Phrases

• In the immediate neighborhood: Very close by; in the closest surrounding area.
  • The police searched the house and the immediate neighborhood.
• The neighborhood of an idea/concept: The general area or scope of a topic (figurative use).
  • His comments weren't exactly correct, but they were in the right neighborhood.

Related Idioms

• In this neck of the woods: In this particular area or neighborhood (informal).
  • It's good to see a new restaurant in this neck of the woods.

Noun

1. an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)
   • an ethnic neighborhood
2. 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
3. people living near one another
   • it is a friendly neighborhood
   • my neighborhood voted for Bush
4. 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