neighborhood
noun
neigh·bor·hood
ˈnā-bər-ˌhu̇d 
1
: neighborly relationship
… a closer feeling of brotherhood, a more efficient sense of neighborhood …—
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne2
3
a
: a place or region near : vicinity
traveled to a place somewhere in the neighborhood of that city
b
: an approximate amount, extent, or degree
cost in the neighborhood of $100
4
a
: the people living near one another
The whole neighborhood heard about it.
b
: a section lived in by neighbors and usually having distinguishing characteristics
lived in a quiet neighborhood
5
: the set (see set entry 2 sense 21) of all points belonging to a given set whose distances from a given point are less than a given positive (see positive entry 1 sense 4e) number
broadly
: a set that contains a neighborhood
Examples of neighborhood in a Sentence
They bought a house in a beautiful neighborhood.
The whole neighborhood heard about it.
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Investigators identified the suspect vehicle in the shooting, which later led officers to arrest Hernandezsantana at a home in the 5400 block of Carlson Drive in Sacramento’s River Park neighborhood.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Choose from tours that roam through downtown or historic neighborhoods, and popular family-friendly tours like the Mornings in the Market Food Tour.
—Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Within 30 minutes of the shooting, he was found in a nearby neighborhood and made no attempt to flee, Rourke said.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
YouTuber Mark Rumsey recently piloted the Mirocopter SCH-2A from La Cresta, a quiet hilltop neighborhood near Murrieta, California, on a short trip to Lake Elsinore.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Choose from tours that roam through downtown or historic neighborhoods, and popular family-friendly tours like the Mornings in the Market Food Tour.
—Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Within 30 minutes of the shooting, he was found in a nearby neighborhood and made no attempt to flee, Rourke said.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
YouTuber Mark Rumsey recently piloted the Mirocopter SCH-2A from La Cresta, a quiet hilltop neighborhood near Murrieta, California, on a short trip to Lake Elsinore.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neighborhood. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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neighborhood
noun
neigh·bor·hood
ˈnā-bər-ˌhu̇d
1
: the quality or state of being neighbors
2
a
: a place or region near : vicinity
b
: a number or amount near
cost in the neighborhood of $10
3
a
: the people living near one another
b
: a section lived in by people who consider themselves neighbors
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