neighborhood

Other spelling

• (UK) neighbourhood

Word parts

neighbor + -hood

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

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Noun

Singular neighborhood

Plural neighborhoods

A neighborhood.

1. (countable) A neighborhood is part of a town or city.

   They live in an Italian neighborhood on the west side of the city.

2. (countable) Somebody or something's neighborhood is the area, people, or ideas around or near them.

   He goes to church on Sundays and has lunch at a restaurant in his neighborhood.

   The phone costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $500.

Related words

• neighbor