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    Neighborhood

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a surrounding or nearby region 2 | noun | people living near one another 3 | noun | the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in "in the region of") 4 | noun | an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)

    Pronunciation

    n'eyberh, ood (IPA: nˈeɪbɝhˌʊd)

    Hyphenation

    neigh-bor-hood (12 letters | 3 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1449 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (577 years ago)

    Word origin

    Old English

    Word frequency history

    British spelling

    neighbourhood

    Inflected form

    neighborhoods

    Synonyms

    locality | neck of the woods | vicinity | region | borough (total: 5)

    Narrower terms

    Charlestown | gold coast | 'hood | Latin Quarter | Left Bank | Montmartre | place | proximity | Right Bank | scenery | hood | street (total: 12)

    Broader terms

    section | community | indefinite quantity | area | country (total: 5)

    Rhymes

    (none among common words)

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 鄰近 (noun) Hindi: | पड़ोस (noun) Arabic: | جيرَة (noun) Spanish: | vecindad (general) | vecindario (general) | vecindad (location) | alrededores (location) French: | voisinage (general) | quartier (general) | voisinage (location) | environs (location)

    Other notable uses

    neighborhood.com | neighborhood.net | neighborhood.org | neighborhood.info | neighborhood.biz (total: 5)

    Crossword puzzle clues

    (none)

    Scrabble score

    22 (International English) | 22 (North American English)