NEIGHBOUR


Meaning of NEIGHBOUR in English

( US neighbor )

■ noun a person living next door to or very near to another.

↘a person or place in relation to others next to it.

■ verb [usu. as adjective ~ing ] be situated next to or very near (another).

Derivatives

~less adjective

~liness noun

~ly adjective

Origin

OE nēahgebūr , from nēah 'nigh, near' + gebūr 'inhabitant, peasant, farmer' (cf. boor ).

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