Definition of neighborhood

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  • neighborhood is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 22
  • neighborhood is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 22
  • neighborhood is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 23

Definition of neighborhood

  • a surrounding or nearby region (noun)

    Examples

    1. he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood

    Synonyms

    1. locality
    2. neck of the woods
    3. neighbourhood
    4. vicinity
  • people living near one another (noun)

    Examples

    1. it is a friendly neighborhood
    2. my neighborhood voted for Bush

    Synonyms

    1. neighbourhood
  • the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') (noun)

    Examples

    1. the price is in the neighborhood of $100

    Synonyms

    1. region
  • an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community) (noun)

    Examples

    1. an ethnic neighborhood

See definition of neighborhood in Merriam Webster