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   neighbour

   /ˈneɪbə/

   noun

   • 1. a person living next door to or very near to the speaker or person referred to: "our garden was the envy of the neighbours"
   • ▪ a person or place in relation to others next or near to it: "I chatted with my neighbour on the flight to New York"
   • ▪ any person in need of one's help or kindness (after biblical use): "love thy neighbour as thyself"

   verb

   • 1. (of a place or object) be situated next to or very near (another): "the square neighbours the old quarter of the town"

   Word Origin Old Englishnēahgebūr, from nēah ‘nigh, near’ + gebūr ‘inhabitant, peasant, farmer’ (compare with boor).

   Derivatives

   • 1. neighbourless adjective
   • 2. neighbourship noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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