neighbour
pronunciation
How to pronounce neighbour in British English:
UK [ˈneɪbə(r)]
How to pronounce neighbour in American English:
US [ˈneɪbər]
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- Noun:
- a person who lives (or is located) near another
- a nearby object of the same kind
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- Verb:
- live or be located as a neighbor
- be located near or adjacent to
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- Adjective:
- situated near one another
Word Origin
- neighbour
- neighbour: [OE] Etymologically, your neighbour is simply someone who ‘lives near’ you. It is a compound formed in the Old English period from nēah (ancestor of modern English nigh) and gebūr ‘dweller’ (a descendant of the prolific Germanic base *bū- ‘dwell’, which also produced English be, booth, bower, build, etc). Parallel formations in other Germanic languages include German nachbar and Swedish and Danish nabo. The derivative neighbourhood dates from the 15th century, but was not used in its main modern sense ‘district’ until the late 17th century.=> be, booth, bower, build, burly, byre, husband, near
- neighbour
- chiefly British English spelling of neighbor (q.v.); for spelling, see -or.
Example
- 1. My neighbour played rock and roll late last night .
- 2. Each has a sizeable ethnic minority from a neighbour .
- 3. Canada welcomes chinese investment in a way its southern neighbour does not .
- 4. Many indians continue to seethe and some are calling for military action against their riotous neighbour .
- 5. Cura ao risks friction with a mighty neighbour .