noun
neighborhood
An area around a place, especially a local residential community.
Our neighborhood has a small park where children play after school.
Etymology
Neighbor originally identifies someone living nearby. Neighborhood expands from that relationship or group of neighbors to the surrounding area in which they live.
More examples
- They moved to a quiet neighborhood near the river.
- Several restaurants serve the neighborhood around the hospital.
- The bus connects three neighborhoods with downtown.
Forms
neighborhood · neighborhoods
neighbor noun — A person who lives near another.