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Neighbour Common

Neighbour has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a person who lives (or is located) near another

"The new neighbour next door always waves when he walks his dog in the morning."

2

a nearby object of the same kind

"Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"

"what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"

3

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

"After years of arguing over fences, she finally invited her neighbour for coffee to fix their relationship."

Verb
1

live or be located as a neighbor

"the neighboring house"

2

be located near or adjacent to

"Pakistan neighbors India"

3

To be adjacent to

"The new library is located right next door to the community center, so it will serve as a neighbour for all the local residents."

Example Sentences
"Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas" noun
"what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?" noun
"the neighboring house" verb
"Pakistan neighbors India" verb
See Also
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Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
person object populate border
Rhyming Words
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