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neighbourhood

UK ( US neighborhood)
 
 
/ˈneɪbəhʊd/ noun [C]

Translation

an area of a town or city that people live in
semt, muhit, mahalle, çevre
I grew up in a very poor neighbourhood. Are there any good restaurants in the neighbourhood (= in this area)?1688
(Definition of neighbourhood noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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