neighborhood

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neighborhood

A family takes a walk through their quiet neighborhood.

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.
neighborhood

A family takes a walk through their quiet neighborhood.

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

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