n.
a person living next door to or very near to another.
▸a person or place in relation to others next to it.
v.
[
usu. as adj. neighbouring]
be situated next to or very near (another).
Derivative
- neighbourless adj.
- neighbourliness n.
- neighbourly adj.
Etymology
OE nēahgebūr, from nēah ‘nigh, near’ + gebūr ‘inhabitant, peasant, farmer’ (cf. boor).
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