Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neighbourhood

/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: neigh-bour-hood
IPA: /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British standard spelling of neighborhood.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These developments, most of which have taken place during the past 30 years, are remarkable in view of the low traffic density, except in the neighbourhood of Oslo, and the very extensive undeveloped areas of mountain and virgin forest."
"Camden motive power depot has been much criticised for its emission of smoke in a residential neighbourhood and its complete dieselisation is rapidly taking place."
"Another key event was the spontaneous mobilization of the Tiantongyuan neighbourhood in greater Beijing in 2008, which was an effort to modify the route plan of line no.5 of the Beijing subway system so that the neighbourhood could be more conveniently connected."

Etymology

Etymology tree English neighbour Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English neighbourhood From neighbour + -hood.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

neighbourhoods (plural)

Derived Forms

gaybourhood microneighbourhood

Phrases

gay neighbourhood in the neighbourhood of Margolus neighbourhood Moore neighbourhood there goes the neighbourhood von Neumann neighbourhood

Synonyms

neighborhood vicinity locality neck of the woods

Rhymes With

neighborhood

Questions

How do you pronounce neighbourhood?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/.
What does neighbourhood mean?: British standard spelling of neighborhood.
Where does neighbourhood come from?: Etymology tree English neighbour Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English neighbourhood From neighbour + -hood.

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