n.
Pronunciation: ' n ā -b ə r- ˌ hu ̇ d
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 : neighborly relationship
2 : the quality or state of being neighbors : PROXIMITY
3 a : a place or region near : VICINITY b : an approximate amount, extent, or degree <cost in the neighborhood of $100>
4 a : the people living near one another b : a section lived in by neighbors and usually having distinguishing characteristics
5 : the set of all points belonging to a given set whose distances from a given point are less than a given positive number broadly : a set that contains a neighborhood