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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
neigh•bor /ˈneɪbɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person who lives near another.
  2. a person or thing that is near or next to another:Canada, America's neighbor to the North.
  3. one's fellow human being:The golden rule asks that we love our neighbors as we love ourselves.
  4. (once frequently used informally as a term of address, esp. in greeting a stranger):Howdy, neighbor.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. located near or living near another:The two neighbor nations were constantly at war.

v. 
  1. to live or be situated near to;
    adjoin: [~ + on + object]The two nations neighbored on each other.[~ + object]They neighbored each other.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ˈneigh•bour. 
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
neigh•bor  (nā′bər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who lives near another.
  2. a person or thing that is near another.
  3. one's fellow human being:to be generous toward one's less fortunate neighbors.
  4. a person who shows kindliness or helpfulness toward his or her fellow humans:to be a neighbor to someone in distress.
  5. (used as a term of address, esp. as a friendly greeting to a stranger):Tell me, neighbor, which way to town?

adj. 
  1. situated or living near another:one of our neighbor nations.

v.t. 
  1. to live or be situated near to;
    adjoin;
    border on.
  2. to place or bring near.

v.i. 
  1. to live or be situated nearby.
  2. to associate with or as if with one's neighbors;
    be neighborly or friendly (often fol. by with).
Also,[esp. Brit.,] neigh′bour. 
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English neahgebūr, nēahbūr (nēah nigh + (ge)būr farmer; see boer, boor); akin to Dutch nabuur, German Nachbar, Old Norse nābūi
neigh′bor•less, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
neighbour, US neighbor /ˈneɪbə/ n
  1. a person who lives near or next to another
    • a person or thing near or next to another
    • (as modifier): neighbour states
 vb
  1. when intr, often followed by on: to be or live close (to a person or thing)
Etymology: Old English nēahbūr, from nēah nigh + būr, gebūr dweller; see boorˈneighbouring, US ˈneighboring adj
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