neighborhood
Noun
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A surrounding or nearby region (synset 108658688)
"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"is a type of: section - a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of peoplesubtypes:
- gold coast - a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area
- 'hood - (slang) a neighborhood
- place - a general vicinity
- proximity - the region close around a person or thing
- scenery - the appearance of a place
specific instances:- latin quarter, left bank - the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life
- montmartre - the highest point in Paris; famous for its associations with many artists
- right bank - the region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine
- charlestown - a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629
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People living near one another (synset 108242011)
"it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush"is a type of: community - a group of people living in a particular local areasame as: neighbourhood
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The approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') (synset 113781286)
"it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job"; "the price is in the neighborhood of $100"is a type of: indefinite quantity - an estimated quantitysame as: region
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An area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community) (synset 108659906)
"an ethnic neighborhood"
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