NEIGHBOUR


Meaning of NEIGHBOUR in English

neigh ‧ bour S2 W2 BrE AmE British English , neighbor American English /ˈneɪbə $ -bər/ noun [countable]

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: neahgebur ]

1 . someone who lives next to you or near you:

One of the neighbors complained about the noise from the party.

FBI agents were interviewing all their friends and neighbors.

Our next-door neighbours (=the people who live in the house next to us) say they’ll look after our cat for us while we’re away.

2 . a country that is next to another one ⇨ bordering :

Israel and its Arab neighbours

3 . someone or something that is next to another person or thing of the same type:

The teacher saw Phil passing a note to his neighbour.

The garden was divided from its neighbour by a high wall.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.