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neigh·bor    Audio Help   [ney-ber] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a person who lives near another.
2.a person or thing that is near another.
3.one's fellow human being: to be generous toward one's less fortunate neighbors.
4.a person who shows kindliness or helpfulness toward his or her fellow humans: to be a neighbor to someone in distress.
5.(used as a term of address, esp. as a friendly greeting to a stranger): Tell me, neighbor, which way to town?
–adjective
6.situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations.
–verb (used with object)
7.to live or be situated near to; adjoin; border on.
8.to place or bring near.
–verb (used without object)
9.to live or be situated nearby.
10.to associate with or as if with one's neighbors; be neighborly or friendly (often fol. by with).
Also, especially British, neighbour.


[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE neahgebūr, néahbūr (néah nigh + (ge)būr farmer; see boer, boor); akin to D nabuur, G Nachbar, ON nābūi]

neigh·bor·less, adjective
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neigh·bour    Audio Help   (nā'bər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   , v. & adj. Chiefly British
Variant of neighbor.

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neighbour

noun
1. a person who lives (or is located) near another [syn: neighbor
2. a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?" [syn: neighbor

verb
1. live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house" [syn: neighbor
2. be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India" [syn: neighbor

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
neighbour [ˈneibə] noun
a person who lives near oneself
Example: my next-door neighbour
Arabic: جار
Chinese (Simplified): 邻居
Chinese (Traditional): 鄰居
Czech: soused
Danish: nabo
Dutch: buurman
Estonian: naaber
Finnish: naapuri
French: voisin, *-ine
German: der, *die Nachbar(in)
Greek: γείτονας
Icelandic: nágranni
Indonesian: tetangga
Italian: vicino
Japanese: 隣人
Latvian: kaimiņš
Lithuanian: kaimynas
Norwegian: nabo, granne
Polish: sąsiad
Portuguese (Brazil): vizinho
Portuguese (Portugal): vizinho
Romanian: vecin
Russian: сосед
Slovak: sused, -ka
Slovenian: sosed
Spanish: vecino
Swedish: granne
Turkish: komşu
See also: neighbourhood, neighbourhood watch, neighbouring, neighbourly

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