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neighbour
neighbour S2 W2 British English, neighbor American English /ˈneɪbə $ -bər/ noun [countable]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: neahgebur
1. someone who lives next to you or near you:
    One of the neighbors complained about the noise from the party.
    FBI agents were interviewing all their friends and neighbors.
    Our next-door neighbours (=the people who live in the house next to us) say they’ll look after our cat for us while we’re away.
2. a country that is next to another one ⇨ bordering:
    Israel and its Arab neighbours
3. someone or something that is next to another person or thing of the same type:
    The teacher saw Phil passing a note to his neighbour.
    The garden was divided from its neighbour by a high wall.