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neighbour

/ ˈԱɪə /

noun

  1. a person who lives near or next to another
    1. a person or thing near or next to another
    2. ( as modifier )

      neighbour states

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. whenintr, often foll by on to be or live close (to a person or thing)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱ𾱲dzܰԲ, adjective
  • ˈԱ𾱲dzܰ, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of neighbour1

Old English ŧū, from ŧ nigh + būr, gebūr dweller; see boor
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Example Sentences

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The Chinese leader chose South East Asia for his first trip abroad after the tariff announcement, sensing his neighbours would be getting jittery about Trump's tariffs.

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Luckily for Sarah she had a solar charger that kept her phone charged through ten hours of blackout, and helped her elderly neighbour do the same.

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But relations with their big communist neighbour are trickier than they may appear.

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"It was instant panic from all the neighbours, everyone was running around in the street," Mr Cainey continued.

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Spain's neighbours France and Morocco also came to its aid.

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