NEIGHBORHOOD: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for NEIGHBORHOOD?

Need another word that means the same as “neighborhood”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “neighborhood” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Neighborhood” are: locality, neck of the woods, neighbourhood, vicinity, region

Neighborhood as a Noun

Definitions of "Neighborhood" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “neighborhood” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community.
• People living near one another.
• A surrounding or nearby region.
• The approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of.

Synonyms of "Neighborhood" as a noun (5 Words)

locality	A surrounding or nearby region. The rock s size and locality.
neck of the woods	The part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body.
neighbourhood	A surrounding or nearby region. She lived in a wealthy neighbourhood of Boston.
region	The approximate amount of something usually used prepositionally as in in the region of. The lumbar region.
vicinity	The area near or surrounding a particular place. The abundance and vicinity of country seats.

Usage Examples of "Neighborhood" as a noun

• He always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood.
• An ethnic neighborhood.
• It is a friendly neighborhood.
• My neighborhood voted for Bush.
• The price is in the neighborhood of $100.

Associations of "Neighborhood" (30 Words)

borough	A town sending representatives to Parliament.
burgher	A descendant of a Dutch or Portuguese colonist in Sri Lanka. The poem is not the sort of thing the sturdy burghers of Manchester would wish to read.
city	A town created a city by charter and usually containing a cathedral. The city voted for Republicans in 1994.
constituency	An area whose voters elect a representative to a legislative body. Most politicians are more interested in the voice of their constituency.
county	Relating to or characteristic of aristocratic people with an ancestral home in a particular county. It is the county s third final in four years.
denizen	A person who inhabits a particular place. Denizens of field and forest.
district	A division of a county or region that elects its own councillors. An elegant shopping district.
domain	The content of a particular field of knowledge. The country s isolation in the domain of sport.
domestic	Converted or adapted to domestic use. Domesticated plants like maize.
downtown	In or into a downtown area. The heart of Pittsburgh s downtown.
dweller	A person who inhabits a particular place. The majority of urban dwellers live in small apartments.
home	Provide with or send to a home. Each year thousands of cats which could have been homed are being needlessly put down.
inhabitant	A person who inhabits a particular place.
local	A local branch of an organization especially a trade union. The local post office.
locality	The position or site of something. The rock s size and locality.
manor	The landed estate of a lord (including the house on it. They were the undisputed rulers of their manor.
metropolitan	Relating to or denoting a metropolitan or his see. A sophisticated metropolitan.
municipal	Relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality. National and municipal elections.
national	Owned or maintained for the public by the national government. A national newspaper.
population	The act of populating (causing to live in a place. Areas of sparse population.
populous	Having a large population; densely populated. The populous city of Shanghai.
province	A district under an archbishop or a metropolitan. She knew little about wine that had been her father s province.
quarter	Divide by four divide into quarters. They have strong muscular quarters.
region	The approximate amount of something usually used prepositionally as in in the region of. Penguins inhabit the polar regions.
resident	(of a bird, butterfly or other animal) remaining in an area throughout the year; non-migratory. The hotel restaurant is open to residents and guests of residents.
residential	Designed for people to live in. A residential sixth form college.
subdivide	Divide into smaller and smaller pieces. This apartment cannot be subdivided any further.
town	The permanent residents of a university town. He has moved to town.
underpopulated	Having an insufficient or very small population. The rocky and underpopulated west coast.
vicinity	Proximity in space or relationship. The plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville.