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neighborhoods
noun(neigh-bor-hood)
a surrounding or nearby region
Synonyms: locality, neck of the woods, neighbourhood, vicinity,
Examples:
He always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood.
neighborhoods
noun(neigh-bor-hood)
people living near one another
Synonyms: neighbourhood,
Examples:
It is a friendly neighborhood.
My neighborhood voted for Bush.
neighborhoods
noun(neigh-bor-hood)
the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')
Synonyms: region,
Examples:
The price is in the neighborhood of $100.
neighborhoods
noun(neigh-bor-hood)
an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)
Examples:
An ethnic neighborhood.

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