Added 9 October 2026
neighborhood
/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ noun
In Latin: vicinitas, vīcīnia, proximum Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about neighborhood at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The residential area near one's home.
He lives in my neighborhood.
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The inhabitants of a residential area.
The fire alarmed the neighborhood.
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A formal or informal division of a municipality or region.
We have just moved to a pleasant neighborhood.
Origin
From an alteration of earlier neighborred (“neighborhood”), from Middle English neȝeburredde, neheborreden, equivalent to neighbor + -red; the term being interpreted as neighbor + -hood. For change in suffix (-red to -hood), compare brotherhood. Cognates Cognate with Scots nichbourheid (“neighbourhood”). Compare also Dutch naburigheid (“neighbourhood”).
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