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Word entry · 12 letters

neighborhood

Best crossword clue

"Area around nearby homes"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/Part of speech nounSorted bdeghhinooorStarts with NEnds with D3 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. people living near one another

Word origin

From an alteration of earlier neighborred (“neighborhood”), from Middle English neȝeburredde, neheborreden, equivalent to neighbor + -red; the term being interpreted as neighbor + -hood. For change in suffix (-red to -hood), compare brotherhood.

Used in a sentence

  • He lives in my neighborhood.
  • The fire alarmed the neighborhood.
  • We have just moved to a pleasant neighborhood.

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Area around nearby homes12 letters
02Local area around homes12 letters
03Local residential area12 letters

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