DICTOMETER

NEIGHBORHOOD

(neighborhood, vecindario, nabolag)

1. Synonyms:
   • Vicinity
   • Locality
   • Neighborhood
   • Neighbourhood
   • Neck of the woods
   Definitions:
   • a surrounding or nearby region
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Neighborhood
   • Neighbourhood
   Definitions:
   • people living near one another
   Examples:
   • It is a friendly neighborhood
   • My neighborhood voted for Bush
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Region
   • Neighborhood
   Definitions:
   • the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Neighborhood
   Definitions:
   • an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)
   Examples:
   • An ethnic neighborhood