neighbourhood

  1. Noun.  Close proximity, particularly in reference to home.
  2. Noun.  and, by extension, its inhabitants.
  3. Noun.  a division of a municipality or region, formally or informally divided.
  4. Noun.  (archaic) The quality or condition of being a neighbour; the state of being or dwelling near; proximity.
  5. Noun.  (topology) The infinitesimal open set of all points that may be reached directly from a given point; The set of all the vertices adjacent to a given vertex.
  6. Noun.  (obsolete) The disposition becoming a neighbour; neighbourly kindness or good will.

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