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Word: Neighbour
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English nēahgebūr, from nēah ‘nigh, near’ + gebūr ‘inhabitant, peasant, farmer’ (compare with boor)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈneɪbə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person living next door to or very near to the speaker or person referred to
Short Definition:person living next to another
Examples:- our garden was the envy of the neighbours
Variant Forms:
- neighbor
Word: Neighbour
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈneɪbə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a place or object) be situated next to or very near (another)
Short Definition:be situated next to
Examples:- the square neighbours the old quarter of the town
Variant Forms:
- neighbor
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