Neighbourhood Meaning
/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounBritish standard spelling of neighborhood.
Sentence Examples
The price was in the neighbourhood of 50 dollars.
Mrs Ogawa is familiar with this neighbourhood.
We grew up in the same neighbourhood.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The children played safely in their quiet ____ because all the streets were calm.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local council is planning to build a new community center in our ____.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English neighbour Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English neighbourhood From neighbour + -hood.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"These developments, most of which have taken place during the past 30 years, are remarkable in view of the low traffic density, except in the neighbourhood of Oslo, and the very extensive undeveloped areas of mountain and virgin forest."
— 1952 January, “Electrification Progress in Norway”, in Railway Magazine, page 54:
"Camden motive power depot has been much criticised for its emission of smoke in a residential neighbourhood and its complete dieselisation is rapidly taking place."
— 1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99:
"Another key event was the spontaneous mobilization of the Tiantongyuan neighbourhood in greater Beijing in 2008, which was an effort to modify the route plan of line no.5 of the Beijing subway system so that the neighbourhood could be more conveniently connected."
— 2011, Chunrong Liu, “Contested ground: community and neighbourhood”, in Xiaowei Zang, editor, Understanding Chinese Society, Routledge, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 72:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The children played safely in their quiet ____ because all the streets were calm.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local council is planning to build a new community center in our ____.