What does neighbourhood mean in English?

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neighbourhood Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 the area of a town that surrounds someone's home, or the people who live in this area:
- There were lots of kids in my neighbourhood when I was growing up.
- They live in a wealthy/poor/friendly neighbourhood.
- I wouldn't like to live in the neighbourhood of (= in the area around) an airport.
1 an area of a town, or the people who live or work in this area:
- The company aims to set up a nursery school in every neighbourhood.
- The $150 million bond issue will eventually yield grants aimed at revitalizing commercial corridors in the city's neighborhoods.
- low-/middle-/upper-income neighbourhoods
2 in the area near a particular place:
- The houses, built for University professors are located in the neighborhood of St. Anthony Park.
- It retails for in the neighborhood of $499.

We live in a middle class neighbourhood.
The police have taken fingerprints from every man in the neighbourhood.
The neighbourhood is populated mainly by whites.
There have been reports of a masked man prowling in the neighbourhood.
Plans to build a new nightclub in the neighbourhood have enraged local residents.
He confirmed what other people in the neighbourhood have repeatedly told me.
Living in such a neighbourhood may contribute to problematic relationships, and receiving scant support from children reduces an older person's opportunities to live elsewhere.
Not everyone welcomed the presence of the anarchists, pagans, and crusties in the neighbourhood.