What does neighborhood mean?

Definitions for neighborhood
ˈneɪ bərˌhʊdneigh·bor·hood

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word neighborhood.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woodsnoun

    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"

  2. neighborhood, neighbourhoodnoun

    people living near one another

    "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush"

  3. region, neighborhoodnoun

    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"

  4. neighborhoodnoun

    an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)

    "an ethnic neighborhood"

Wiktionary

  1. neighborhoodnoun

    The quality of being a neighbor, living nearby, next to each-other

    Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings

  2. neighborhoodnoun

    A nearby area.

  3. neighborhoodnoun

    The inhabitants of a residential area.

    The fire alarmed the neighborhood.

  4. neighborhoodnoun

    A division of a municipality or region, formally or informally divided

    We have just moved to a pleasant neighborhood

  5. neighborhoodnoun

    The quality of physical proximity.

    The slums and the palace were in awful neighborhood.

  6. neighborhoodnoun

    The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.

  7. neighborhoodnoun

    The neighborhood of a point x is... (depending on the author):

Wikipedia

  1. neighborhood

    "There Goes the Neighborhood is a 1998 song by Sheryl Crow. The song, released as the second single from her platinum album The Globe Sessions, won a Grammy award in 2001 for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. The song failed to chart in the United States except on the Billboard Triple A chart, where it peaked at number two for three weeks. Conversely, the song became Crow's eighth top-five single in Canada, reaching number four on the RPM Top Singles chart and number seven on the RPM Rock Report in April 1999. In Europe, the song reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart, number 25 in Iceland and number 56 in Sweden. Crow performed the song on her live album Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park.

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  1. neighborhood

    In mathematics specifically topology, a neighborhood is a set containing an open set that contains a given point. This point is often referred to as the center of the neighborhood. In social sciences, a neighborhood is a geographically localized community within a larger city, town, or suburb. In terms of sociology and urban studies, a neighborhood is a community where people live, work, and interact with each other.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Neighborhoodnoun

    the quality or condition of being a neighbor; the state of being or dwelling near; proximity

  2. Neighborhoodnoun

    a place near; vicinity; adjoining district; a region the inhabitants of which may be counted as neighbors; as, he lives in my neighborhood

  3. Neighborhoodnoun

    the inhabitants who live in the vicinity of each other; as, the fire alarmed all the neiborhood

  4. Neighborhoodnoun

    the disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of neighborhood in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of neighborhood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of neighborhood in a Sentence

  1. Jason Evans:

    I’m worried for the whole neighborhood because that whole neighborhood is blowing up. we do suspect that this, with it being so close and being on the same exact block number, that they are most likely all related as far as the gas is concerned.

  2. Katherine Marcal:

    Healthy child development is supported by stability and security across domains, housing is one important aspect of this, along with parenting, family dynamics, neighborhood factors, the school environment, peer influences, etc.

  3. Frank Larkin:

    If the forecast holds true, there are many families who will want to enjoy the snow tomorrow, although, for security reasons, the Capitol grounds are not your typical neighborhood hill or playground.

  4. Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan:

    The elements of this case are odd, at best, we have a very reclusive family. Obviously we've canvassed the neighborhood, spoken to people who've lived there for years and years. Neighbors have related to us that they've never met members of this family.

  5. Bruce Savage:

    We’ve known about the alligators, it’s kind of a thing in the neighborhood to try and spot the alligators.

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Translations for neighborhood

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  • قرب, جوار, حيArabic
  • ваколіцыBelarusian
  • barriCatalan, Valencian
  • sousedstvo, sousedstvíCzech
  • omegn, nabolag, kvarterDanish
  • Viertel, Stadtteil, Nachbarschaft, Kiez, im Bereich von, ungefähr, Quartier, UmgebungGerman
  • περίχωρα, γειτονιά, γειτνίασηGreek
  • najbareco, kvartalo, najbaraĵoEsperanto
  • colonia, barrio, fraccionamiento, vecindadSpanish
  • naabrid, naabrus, ümbruskondEstonian
  • همسایگیPersian
  • lähistö, alue, lähiympäristö, naapuri, kaupunginosa, naapurusto, naapuruus, naapurisopu, kulmakunta, läheisyys, suunnilleen, lähiseutu, ympäristöFinnish
  • environs, voisinage, quartierFrench
  • coimhearsnachdScottish Gaelic
  • שְׁכוּנָהHebrew
  • szomszédság, környék, szomszédokHungarian
  • թաղArmenian
  • nágrenniIcelandic
  • vicinato, quartiere, vicinanzaItalian
  • 近所, 近隣, 周辺Japanese
  • ជំនិតKhmer
  • 近處, 근처Korean
  • vicinitasLatin
  • kaimynystėLithuanian
  • комшии, соседи, комшилук, соседствоMacedonian
  • omgivelseNorwegian
  • nabuurschap, nabijheid, wijk, kwartier, buurtDutch
  • boområder, naboer, naboskapNorwegian
  • sąsiedztwoPolish
  • vizinhança, bairroPortuguese
  • vecinătateRomanian
  • округа, близость, соседи, окрестности, соседствоRussian
  • súsedstvo, су́сједство, súsjedstvo, су́седствоSerbo-Croatian
  • grannsämja, närhet, bostadsområde, grannskap, kvarterSwedish
  • mtaaSwahili
  • semt, etraf, mahalle, civar, komşuluk, çevre, konu komşu, mahalleliTurkish
  • околиці, сусідство, округаUkrainian
  • khu vực lân cậnVietnamese
  • nilädanef, nilädVolapük

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