neighborhood

noun

ˈnā-bər-ˌhu̇d How to pronounce neighborhood (audio)
Definition of neighborhoodnext
1
as in vicinity
an approximate amount, extent, or degree a movie that's said to have cost in the neighborhood of 100 million dollars

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Relevance
2
as in district
an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature are you familiar with the city's Latino neighborhood?

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3
as in town
the people living in a particular area invited practically the whole neighborhood over for a big party

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4
as in backyard
an adjoining region or space we were somewhere in the neighborhood of the Capitol because we could see the dome

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Recent Examples of neighborhood The public and Catholic schools were bursting at the seams with kids, and the safety of the neighborhood was taken for granted. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 The organization did so in July, and city staff denied the request in August, citing changes to the character of the neighborhood and existing city code. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026 Ross says investigators canvassed the neighborhood and began to piece together a timeline. — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026 Blake's mother, Christina Smith, had planned to pick up her son that day but instead arrived to find the neighborhood surrounded by police. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for neighborhood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighborhood
  1. vicinity
  2. district
  3. town
  4. backyard
  5. tune
  6. community
  7. city
  8. village
Noun
  • For Wiseman, the experience of seeing our home planet from the vicinity of the moon carried a powerful message.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • There is nothing worse than opening your suitcase after a grueling travel day, only to find that one villainous beauty product has exploded and ruined everything in its vicinity.
    — ElleAnna Revell, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of vicinity
Noun
  • Peltola, who represented Alaska's at-large district from 2022 to 2025, is challenging Sullivan, a two-term incumbent.
    — Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • And a later district filing to the state acknowledged that more than 500 people who worked for district contractors likely had Social Security numbers and other confidential information exposed.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of district
Noun
  • The conclusion of the state's investigation into the shooting death of Kohen Wiley follows months of mourning and calls for justice, both nationally and in the small town where the shooting took place, about 40 miles south of Memphis.
    — SOPHIE BATES, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Southwold is one of Britain’s affluent seaside getaway towns, filled with Range Rovers and sunburned Londoners.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • Rising construction costs forced Donnelly and architect Ryan Perella to keep the backyard guesthouse simple, using budget-conscious finishes such as polished concrete floors and wood countertops.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The space provides direct access to a wet bar and the backyard swimming pool.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of backyard
Noun
  • The tone is there on the band’s first album, 1986’s Sound of Confusion, just not quite the tunes.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Jim Henson deserves our thanks for this emotional tune that is bound to make parents tear up.
    — Stephanie Ganz Published, Parents, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of tune
Noun
  • Learning from those conversations and becoming part of a large community expands the scope of what is possible is Mahama’s practice.
    — Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Rowling has been staunchly critical of transgender rights activists, funding legal efforts to protect women’s rights and penning X/Twitter posts that are considered to be attacks by the trans community.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of community
Noun
  • Across industries, big cities, and small towns, working people are struggling.
    — Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Officials and activists in the overwhelmingly Democratic city say the deployment is a waste of taxpayer money and has normalized the militarization of a major American city.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of city
Noun
  • The burden is even heavier in rural villages, where residents have recently endured blackouts lasting as long as 16 hours a day.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Director Robert Eggers delivers a taut, terrifying period piece with this tale of a 17th-century New England family expelled from their village and stalked by a witch — a movie that also put the then-fledgling studio A24 on the map.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of village

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“Neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighborhood. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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