neighborhood neighborhood /ˈneɪbɝˌhʊd/

noun

1. () A surrounding or nearby region  ( neck of the woods , neighbourhood , vicinity , locality , neighborhood )
   a surrounding or nearby region
    The plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
   the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
    It is a rugged locality
   it is a rugged locality
    He always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood
   he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood
    I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
   I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
   
2. () [American] People living near one another  ( neighbourhood [Canadian, British] , neighborhood [American] )
   people living near one another
    It is a friendly neighborhood
   it is a friendly neighborhood
    My neighborhood voted for Bush
   my neighborhood voted for Bush
   
   
3. [American] An area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)  ( neighborhood [American] )
   an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)
    An ethnic neighborhood
   an ethnic neighborhood
   
4. [American] The approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in 'in the region of')  ( neighborhood [American] , region )
   the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in 'in the region of')
    It was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job
   it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job
    The price is in the neighborhood of $100
   the price is in the neighborhood of $100