Synonyms:
vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck_of_the_woods
Meaning: a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"
Usage examples
Five years later we find them in the neighbourhood of Paris.
It will set a good example to the neighbourhood," said Jane.
"Do you mean to say that you have bought property in this neighbourhood?"
She wished before leaving the neighbourhood to visit her father's grave once more.
William wandered round the neighbourhood experiencing all the thrill of the outlaw.
The doctor obeyed his injunctions to the letter, and at once departed from the neighbourhood.
The woman who lived in the cottage was called by the people of the neighbourhood Aunt Joanna.
It is known in the neighbourhood to be the place described as "Field Head," Shirley's residence.
It would be too much to expect Sir Walter to descend into a small house in his own neighbourhood.
It was no longer practicable wholly to conceal them from the family, and even from the neighbourhood.