neighborhood

English

Alternative forms

neighbourhood (UK)

Etymology

From an alteration of earlier neighborred (“neighborhood”), from Middle English neȝeburredde, neheborreden, equivalent to neighbor +‎ -red; the alteration being interpreted as though from neighbor +‎ -hood. For change in suffix (-red to -hood), compare brotherhood.

Cognates

Dutch nabijheid (common in modern language), Dutch naburigheid (uncommon in modern language).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/
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Noun

neighborhood (countable and uncountable, plural neighborhoods) (American spelling)

The residential area near one's home.
He lives in my neighborhood.
The inhabitants of a residential area.
The fire alarmed the neighborhood.
A formal or informal division of a municipality or region.
We have just moved to a pleasant neighborhood.
An approximate amount.
He must be making in the neighborhood of $200,000 per year.
The quality of physical proximity.
The slums and the palace were in awful neighborhood.
(chiefly obsolete) The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity.
Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings.
- 1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 243-245,
  […] if you do any thing for charity, helpe me; if for neighborhood or brotherhood, helpe me […]
- 1599, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, scene ii]:
  Take her, fair son, and from her blood raise up
  Issue to me; that the contending kingdoms
  Of France and England, whose very shores look pale
  With envy of each other’s happiness,
  May cease their hatred; and this dear conjunction
  Plant neighbourhood and Christian-like accord
  In their sweet bosoms […]
- 1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554:
  Nor content with such / Audacious neighbourhood, the wisest heart / Of Solomon he led by fraud to build / His Temple right against the Temple of God.
- 1835, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Rienzi, the Last of the Roman Tribunes:
  Then the prison and the palace were in awful neighbourhood.
(dated) Close proximity; nearness.
- 1853, Charles Boner, Chamois Hunting in the Mountains of Bavaria (page 286)
  At first he was partly hidden among the latschen, then his hind-quarters, quite black, emerged from the dark green bushes, as he slowly moved on, perfectly unconscious of our neighbourhood.
(obsolete) The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.
(topology) Within a topological space:
1. A set containing an open set which contains some specified point.
2. Alternatively: An open set which contains some specified point.
(topology) Within a metric space:
1. A set containing an open ball which contains a specified point.
2. Alternatively: An open ball which contains some specified point.
(topology) The infinitesimal open set of all points that may be reached directly from a given point.
(graph theory) The set of all the vertices adjacent to a given vertex.

Synonyms

vicinity
proximity
quarter

Derived terms

clear the neighborhood
compact neighborhood
gayborhood
hood
in close neighborhood
in the neighborhood of
microneighborhood
nabe
neighborhoodlike
neighborhood play
neighborhoody
orthographic neighborhood
punctured neighborhood

Translations

quality of being a neighbor

Arabic: جِوَار‎ m (jiwār)
Belarusian: сусе́дства n (susjédstva)
Bulgarian: съсе́дство (bg) n (sǎsédstvo)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Czech: sousedství (cs) n
Danish: naboskab n
Dutch: nabuurschap
Finnish: naapuruus (fi)
Hungarian: szomszédság (hu)
Italian: vicinato m
Macedonian: соседство n (sosedstvo)
Norwegian: naboskap n
Polish: sąsiedztwo (pl) n
Portuguese: vizinhança (pt) f
Russian: сосе́дство (ru) n (sosédstvo)
Slovak: susedstvo n
Swedish: grannskap (sv) n
Turkish: komşuluk (tr)
Ukrainian: сусі́дство n (susídstvo)
Welsh: cymdogaeth f

area near one's home

Albanian: fqinj (sq) m
Arabic: جِوَار‎ m (jiwār), قُرْب‎ m (qurb), حَيّ‎ (ar) m (ḥayy)
Aragonese: barrio m, vico m
Armenian: թաղ (hy) (tʿał)
Aromanian: vitsinatã f, vitsinãtati f, vitsinami f
Asturian: barriu (ast) m
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Belarusian: вако́ліцы f pl (vakólicy)
Bulgarian: съсе́дство (bg) n (sǎsédstvo), око́лност (bg) f (okólnost)
Catalan: barri (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 附近 (fu⁶ gan⁶), 鄰里 (leon⁴ lei⁵)
Mandarin: 附近 (zh) (fùjìn), 鄰里／邻里 (zh) (línlǐ), 周圍／周围 (zh) (zhōuwéi), 街坊 (zh) (jiēfang)
Czech: sousedství (cs) n
Danish: kvarter (da) n, nabolag n, omegn (da) c, bydel (da) (urban)
Dutch: buurt (nl) f, kwartier (nl) n, wijk (nl)
Egyptian:

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Esperanto: najbaraĵo
Estonian: naabrus, ümbruskond
Finnish: naapurusto (fi), lähistö (fi), kulmakunta (fi), alue (fi), lähiympäristö (fi), ympäristö (fi)
French: voisinage (fr) m, environs (fr) m pl, quartier (fr) m
German: Nachbarschaft (de) f, Umgebung (de) f, Kiez (de) m, Viertel (de) n, Quartier (de) n, Stadtteil (de) m
Greek: γειτονιά (el) f (geitoniá), περιοχή (el) f (periochí), συνοικία (el) f (synoikía)
Hebrew: שְׁכוּנָה‎ (he) f (shkhuná)
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: környék (hu)
Icelandic: nágrenni (is) n
Italian: vicinato m, quartiere (it) m
Japanese: 近所 (ja) (きんじょ, kinjo), 近隣 (ja) (きんりん, kinrin), 周辺 (ja) (しゅうへん, shūhen), 付近 (ja) (ふきん, fukin)
Khmer: ក្រវល់ (krâvôl), សង្កាត់ (km) (sɑngkat)
Korean: 근처(近處) (ko) (geuncheo), 부근(付近) (ko) (bugeun), 동네 (ko) (dongne)
Ladino: maale, mahal
Latin: vicinitas f, vīcīnia f
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Lithuanian: kaimynystė f
Macedonian: соседство n (sosedstvo), комшилук m (komšiluk)
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian: naboskap n, strøk
Bokmål: naboskap n
Old English: nēawist f
Polish: sąsiedztwo (pl) n
Portuguese: vizinhança (pt) f, bairro (pt) m
Punjabi: ਗੁਆਂਢ m (guāṇḍha), ਪੜੋਸ m (paṛos)
Romanian: vecinătate (ro) f
Russian: сосе́дство (ru) n (sosédstvo), окре́стности (ru) f pl (okréstnosti), бли́зость (ru) f (blízostʹ), окру́га (ru) f (okrúga)
Scots: neibourheid
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: су́седство n (Ekavian), су́сједство n (Ijekavian)
Roman: súsedstvo (sh) n (Ekavian), súsjedstvo (sh) n (Ijekavian)
Slovak: susedstvo n
Slovene: soseska f
Spanish: vecindad (es) f, barrio (es) m, vecindario (es) m, cercanía (es) f
Swedish: grannskap (sv) c, kvarter (sv) c
Tagalog: kapitbahayan
Tamil: please add this translation if you can
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: civar (tr), semt (tr), mahalle (tr), yöre (tr), muhit (tr)
Ukrainian: сусі́дство n (susídstvo), окру́га (uk) f (okrúha), око́лиці f pl (okólyci)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
Volapük: niläd (vo)
Welsh: bro f, cymdogaeth f

inhabitants of a residential area

Belarusian: сусе́дзі m pl (susjédzi)
Catalan: veïnat (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鄰里鄉親／邻里乡亲 (línlǐ xiāngqīn)
Czech: sousedstvo n
Danish: nabolag n
Dutch: buurt (nl) (gemeenschap)
Estonian: naabrid pl
Finnish: naapurusto (fi), naapurit (fi) pl
German: Nachbarschaft (de) f
Hungarian: szomszédság (hu), szomszédok (hu)
Italian: vicinato m
Macedonian: соседи pl (sosedi), комшии pl (komšii)
Norwegian: naboer pl
Portuguese: vizinhança (pt) f
Punjabi: ਗੁਆਂਢ m (guāṇḍha)
Russian: сосе́ди (ru) m pl (sosédi)
Scots: neibourheid
Scottish Gaelic: coimhearsnachd f
Serbo-Croatian: súsjedstvo (sh) n
Slovene: soseščina f
Turkish: mahalleli (tr), konu komşu
Ukrainian: сусі́ди (uk) m pl (susídy)
Volapük: nilädanef
Welsh: cymdogaeth f

division of a municipality or region

Arabic: حَيّ‎ (ar) m (ḥayy)
Gulf Arabic: فريج‎ m (firīj)
Bulgarian: о́кръг (bg) m (ókrǎg)
Catalan: barri (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Esperanto: kvartalo
Finnish: kaupunginosa (fi), kylä (fi), alue (fi); kulmakunta (fi) (informal)
German: Stadtteil (de) m, Viertel (de) n
Hungarian: városrész (hu), negyed (hu), városnegyed (hu)
Italian: quartiere (it) m
Japanese: 近所 (ja) (kinjo)
Khmer: ជំនិត (km) (cumnɨt)
Norwegian: boområder pl
Portuguese: bairro (pt) m
Russian: микрорайо́н (ru) m (mikrorajón)
Spanish: barrio (es) m
Swahili: mtaa (sw)
Swedish: bostadsområde (sv)
Turkish: semt (tr), yöre (tr), yaka (tr), mahalle (tr), muhit (tr)

approximate amount

Danish: cirka (da), i omegnen af
Finnish: suuruusluokka (fi)
German: ungefähr (de), im Bereich von
Turkish: civar (tr) (in usage, 'civarında')

quality of physical proximity

Bulgarian: бли́зост (bg) f (blízost)
Dutch: nabijheid (nl)
Esperanto: najbareco
Finnish: läheisyys (fi), naapuruus (fi)
German: Nachbarschaft (de)
Greek: γειτνίαση (el) f (geitníasi)
Italian: vicinanza (it) f
Russian: бли́зость (ru) f (blízostʹ), сосе́дство (ru) n (sosédstvo)
Swedish: närhet (sv)
Turkish: yakınlık (tr)

neighborly kindness or good will

Bulgarian: добросъсе́дство n (dobrosǎsédstvo)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: naapurisopu (fi)
Russian: добрососе́дство (ru) n (dobrososédstvo)
Scots: neibourheid
Swedish: grannsämja (sv) c
Turkish: komşuluk (tr) ('Komşuluk öldü mü?')

topology: set containing an open set which contains some specified point

Catalan: veïnat (ca) m, entorn (ca) m
Czech: okolí (cs) n
Danish: omegn (da) c
Esperanto: ĉirkaŭaĵo
Finnish: ympäristö (fi)
French: voisinage (fr) m
German: Umgebung (de) f
Greek: γειτονιά (el) f (geitoniá)
Icelandic: grennd f
Indonesian: lingkungan (id), persekitaran (id), ketetanggaan
Italian: intorno (it) m
Polish: otoczenie (pl) n
Swedish: omgivning (sv) c
Turkish: komşuluk (tr)
Ukrainian: окі́л m (okíl)
Vietnamese: lân cận (vi)

topology: set containing an open ball which contains a specified point

topology: set of all points that may be reached directly from a given point

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: lähiympäristö (fi)
Romanian: vecinătate (ro) f
Russian: please add this translation if you can

graph theory: set of all vertices adjacent to a given vertex

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Translations to be checked

Estonian: ^{(please verify)} naabrus, ^{(please verify)} ümbruskond
French: ^{(please verify)} quartier (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} voisinage (fr) m
Italian: quartiere (it) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: omgivelse m