neighbournoun [ C ]
US neighbor uk/ˈneɪ.bər/us/ˈneɪ.bɚ/A2 someone who lives very close to you:
Some of the neighbours have complained about the noise from our party.
Have you met Pat, my next-door neighbour?
B1 a country that is next to another country:
The relationship between Scotland and its southern neighbour (= England) has not always been peaceful.
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- My wife checks on our elderly neighbour every few days to make sure that he's alright.
- The children were saved from the fire only because a neighbour pulled them clear.
- It was a bitter civil war, that pitted neighbour against neighbour.
- I've asked my neighbour to water the plants while I'm away.
- The government warned its neighbours not to interfere in its internal affairs.
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Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
- a friend in need is a friend indeed idiom
- acquaintance
- acquainted
- amigo
- bedmate
- companion
- comrade
- escort
- flatmate
- friendless
- gang
- girl
- girlfriend
- intimate 1
- peer
- peer group
- pen pal
- penfriend
- playmate
- posse
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