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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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   • English (US)

     NEIGHBOUR meaning: 1. someone who lives very close to you:...

   • Neighbour: Polish Translation

     neighbour translate: sąsiad/ka, sąsiad. Learn more in the...

   • Neighbour: Thai Translation

     NEIGHBOUR translate: เพื่อนบ้าน. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Neighbour: Japanese Translation

     NEIGHBOUR translate: 近所の人, 隣（近く）にあるもの、人, 近所（きんじょ）の人（ひと）....

   • Neighbour in Catalan

     neighbour translate: veí, veïna, veí, veïna, company, -a....

   • Neighbour in German

     NEIGHBOUR translate: der Nachbar / die Nachbarin. Learn more...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word neighbour, which can refer to a person who lives near you, a country that borders another, or a person or thing that is next to another. See also related words and expressions in the Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

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   Neighbour is a noun meaning a person who lives near or next to another person or thing. It can also be a verb meaning to be or live close to something. See the origin, derived forms and example sentences of neighbour.

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   Neighbor is the US spelling of neighbour, which means someone who lives near you or a country that is next to another. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Neighbour is a British variant of neighbor, meaning a person or thing near or next to another. Find synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and translations of neighbour in various languages.