neighborhood

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) The quality of being a neighbor, living nearby, next to each-other.
  2. Noun.  A nearby area.
  3. Noun.  The inhabitants of a residential area.
  4. Noun.  A division of a municipality or region, formally or informally divided.
  5. Noun.  An approximate amount.
  6. Noun.  (uncountable) The quality of physical proximity.
  7. Noun.  (obsolete) The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.
  8. Noun.  (topology) The neighborhood of a point ''x'' is... (depending on the author):.

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