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# neighbourhood

noun (a neighbourhood, neighbourhoods; US spelling neighborhood)

«neighbourhood» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A neighbourhood is the area around where you live, with its streets, homes and people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbourhood/#m1)
2. The neighbourhood is the people who live in that area. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbourhood/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and citizenship lessons pupils map their neighbourhood and its services: shops, parks, school and library. In safety lessons Neighbourhood Watch is a group that helps keep the area safe. Phrases: in the neighbourhood, a friendly neighbourhood, neighbourhood watch.

### Examples

- There is a park in our neighbourhood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbourhood/#x1)
- The whole neighbourhood came to the street party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbourhood/#x2)
- We walked around the neighbourhood to look for the lost cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbourhood/#x3)
- Is there a library in your neighbourhood? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbourhood/#x4)
- It's a quiet neighbourhood with lots of trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbourhood/#x5)
- Neighbourhood Watch keeps an eye on the streets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbourhood/#x6)
- There he stood and barked and growled at everyone that moved in his neighbourhood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbourhood/#x7)

### Note

British, Irish, Canadian, Australian and NZ spelling: neighbourhood; US: neighborhood. «In the neighbourhood of 100» means about 100 (formal).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «neighbourhood» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neighbourhood/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«neighbourhood» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/neighbourhood.html) on Mova free.