neighborhood

/ˌneɪbərˈhʊd/

/ˈneɪbəhʊd/

Other forms: neighborhoods

Use the noun neighborhood when you're talking about a community within a town or city. Getting to know the people and places in your neighborhood can make you feel right at home in a city of millions.

A neighborhood can be created by lines on a map that designate a district, or it can grow over time to become a neighborhood with a certain personality, based on who lives there. You can also use neighborhood to describe something nearby, like promising to visit a friend the next time you are in the neighborhood — or something that's approximate, like a restaurants whose burgers are in the neighborhood of ten dollars.

Definitions of neighborhood

1. noun

   an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)
   “an ethnic neighborhood”

   type of:

   area, country

   a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
2. noun

   a surrounding or nearby region
   “he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood”

   synonyms: locality, neck of the woods, neighbourhood, vicinity

   examples:

   Latin Quarter

   the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life

   Montmartre

   the highest point in Paris; famous for its associations with many artists

   Right Bank

   the region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine

   Charlestown

   a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629

   types:

   gold coast

   a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area

   'hood

   (slang) a neighborhood

   place

   a general vicinity

   proximity

   the region close around a person or thing

   scenery

   the appearance of a place

   front, presence

   the immediate proximity of someone or something

   landscape

   an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

   seascape

   a view of the sea

   type of:

   section

   a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
3. noun

   people living near one another
   “it is a friendly neighborhood”

   “my neighborhood voted for Bush”

   synonyms: neighbourhood

   types:

   hood

   (slang) a neighborhood

   street

   people living or working on the same street

   type of:

   community

   a group of people living in a particular local area
4. noun

   the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')
   “the price is in the neighborhood of $100”

   synonyms: region

   type of:

   indefinite quantity

   an estimated quantity