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neighbouring

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈneɪ.bər.ɪŋ/
    • /ˈneɪ.bər.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈneɪ.bər.ɪŋ/

Definitions of neighbouring word

  • noun neighbouring (British, Canada) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to. 1
  • adjective neighbouring Neighbouring places or things are near other things of the same kind. 0
  • verb neighbouring (British, Canadian) present participle of neighbour. 0
  • verb neighbouring Alternative spelling of neighboring. 0
  • adjective neighbouring (British, Canadian) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to. 0
  • adjective neighbouring Alternative spelling of neighboring. 0
See all 6 definitions of neighbouring

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Parts of speech for Neighbouring

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Neighbouring

neighbouring popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for neighbouring

adjective neighbouring

  • adjacent — If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
  • adjoining — being in contact; connected or neighbouring
  • bordering — the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
  • next door — Also, next door. to, at, or in the next house on the street, especially if it is very close by, or the adjacent apartment, office, room, or the like: Go next-door and get your sister. Your sister is next-door. Her brother lives next-door.
  • near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.

adverb neighbouring

  • at one's elbow — within easy reach
  • around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
  • all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
  • close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
  • next door to — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
All 17 Synonyms of neighbouring

Antonyms for neighbouring

adjective neighbouring

  • distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
  • far — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
  • faraway — distant; remote: faraway lands.
  • separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • away — If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
All 5 Antonyms of neighbouring

Top questions with neighbouring

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  • how many neighbouring countries does germany have?

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