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neighbor definition
neigh·bor (nā′bər)
noun
- a person who lives near another
- a person, country, or thing situated near another
- a fellow human being love thy neighbor
- any person: used as a term of direct address
Etymology: ME neighbour < OE neahgebur (akin to Ger nachbar) < neah (see nigh) + gebur, freeholder, peasant < ge-, with + bur, farmer < buan, to live, cultivate, akin to ON bua: see bondage
adjective
nearby; adjacent
transitive verb
- to live or be situated near (someone or something)
- Rare to bring near or into close association with
intransitive verb
- to live or be situated nearby
- to have friendly relations; associate on friendly terms (with)
Brit. sp. neighbour
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