( BrE ) ( NAmE neigh·bor·hood ) / ˈneɪbəhʊd; NAmE ˈneɪbər-/ noun
1.
a district or an area of a town; the people who live there :
We grew up in the same neighbourhood.
a poor / quiet / residential neighbourhood
Manhattan is divided into distinct neighborhoods.
the neighbourhood police
He shouted so loudly that the whole neighbourhood could hear him.
2.
the area that you are in or the area near a particular place
SYN vicinity :
We searched the surrounding neighbourhood for the missing boy.
Houses in the neighbourhood of Paris are extremely expensive.
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IDIOMS
- in the neighbourhood of