neighbour

/ˈneɪ.bə/

nounneigh · bour

Think: “A NEIGH-bor is a NEIGH (horse sound) who lives next door.” The word starts with NEIGH and ends with BOUR.

Yes, it's neighbour. Remember the British spelling uses -OUR at the end: neigh + bour (like colour, favour).

Definitions

  1. nounA person who lives near you; someone who lives in the next house, apartment, or nearby area.
  2. nounA person or thing that is near another in space, time, or relationship (e.g., a neighboring country).

Examples

  • “Our neighbour brought over soup when I was sick.”
  • “She introduced herself to every neighbour on the street after moving in.”
  • “Canada is a close neighbour of the United States.”

Synonyms

residentnext-door residentlocalnearby personadjacent resident

Antonyms

strangerforeigner

Translations

ES vecino/vecinaPT vizinho/vizinhaFR voisin/voisine

Common misspellings

neiborneigborneighberneighboorneighburneighourneigbourneighbourr

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