neighborhood
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
neighborhood
(US)
noun
plural
neighborhoods
neighborhood
(US)
noun
plural
neighborhoods
Britannica Dictionary definition of NEIGHBORHOOD
1
[count]
:
a section of a town or city
— often used before another noun
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They bought a house in a beautiful/quiet neighborhood.
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the neighborhood school/park/children
2
[noncount]
:
the people who live near each other
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The whole neighborhood heard about it.
in the neighborhood
:
in the area that is close to something
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Is there a grocery store in the neighborhood? [=is there a grocery store close by?]
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We might as well pay them a visit while we're in the neighborhood.
in the neighborhood of
1
:
close to (a place)
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An earthquake was reported somewhere in the neighborhood of southern California.
2
:
close to or around (an amount)
:
about
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The album sold in the neighborhood of 1,000 copies.
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A house like this costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $200,000.
