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Our neighborhood has a park and a library.
What does Neighborhood mean?
A neighborhood is a local area or its people; in the neighborhood of can also mean near a place or about an amount.
Dictionary definition
An area near a home or within a town, or the people there; it can also mean the nearby region or, in the phrase in the neighborhood of, an approximate amount.
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Neighborhood in a sentence
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The whole neighborhood was invited to the street picnic.
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The repair may cost in the neighborhood of two hundred dollars.
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What can neighborhood name?
Neighborhood commonly names an area within a town or the people in that area.
Practice 2
What does in the neighborhood of 50 mean?
In the neighborhood of an amount means near or about that amount, not necessarily exact.
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The spelling varies by region, but the meanings are the same.
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Neighborhood
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WordNeighborhood.
Partnoun.
MeaningNeighborhood means A neighborhood is a local area or its people; in the neighborhood of can also mean near a place or about an amount.
ExampleExample: Our neighborhood has a park and a library.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- nay · ber · hood
- Strongest beat
- nay
- Ending
- hood
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on nay.
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Synonyms
Words like Neighborhood
districtUse for a defined part of a town or city; district can also be official.
local areaA plain substitute when neighborhood means the nearby area.
vicinityA more formal word for the area near a place, not usually for the people living there.
Antonym review
Does Neighborhood have an opposite?
Neighborhood has no direct antonym across its area, residents, vicinity, and approximation senses. Wilderness and remote area are possible place contrasts, not lexical opposites.
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Word family
Neighborhood word family
Base word
neighborhood
noun
neighborhoods
More than one neighborhood.
noun
neighbor
A person who lives nearby, or a nearby place or country.
adjective
neighboring
Located next to or near something.
noun
neighbourhood
The usual British spelling and a common Canadian spelling.
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Hint for students
Look for place clues, people clues, or the phrase in the neighborhood of, which can mean nearby or approximately.
Common mix-up
A neighborhood is not necessarily a suburb, and a community can connect people without one local area. Neighborhood is usual US spelling; neighbourhood is usual British spelling and common in Canada.
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Students label examples area, people, nearby, or approximate, then rewrite one US-spelling sentence with the British and Canadian variant neighbourhood.
Teacher prompt
Compare neighborhood as an area, its residents, a vicinity, and an approximate amount. Ask what the noun points to in each sentence.
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