neighborhood.

1. A local area where people live or spend time, often understood through shared proximity and identity.

2. The people living in a local area, considered collectively.

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Words that belong together

• residential neighborhood
• close-knit neighborhood
• neighborhood shop

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The neighborhood recognized him as the man who repaired bicycles for free.

After moving twice, she still called the old neighborhood home.

One new café changed how outsiders talked about the neighborhood.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Boundaries may be informal and contested. Includes residents collectively in another sense; neighborhood does not guarantee community solidarity. Plural: neighborhoods. British spelling: neighbourhood; plural neighbourhoods. Derived adjective: neighborly/neighbourly is separate, not an inflection.