Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: neighbourhood
IPA transcription: [n'eɪbɚh,ʊd]
noun meaning of the word
  • 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.