vicinity (n)
locality (n)
neighborhood (n)
neighbourhood (n)
neck of the woods (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 15
def a surrounding or nearby region
examples the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
it is a rugged locality
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
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Hypernym section
Derivationally related form neighbourhood → neighbour; neighbourhood → neighbour
Derivationally related form neighborhood → neighbor; neighborhood → neighbor
Derivationally related form locality → local
Derivationally related form vicinity → vicinal
Hyponym gold coast; 'hood; place; proximity; scenery
Instance Hyponym Left Bank, Latin Quarter; Montmartre; Right Bank; Charlestown
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Derivationally related form local → locality
Pertainym (pertains to noun) local → locality
Derivationally related form vicinal → vicinity
Pertainym (pertains to noun) vicinal → vicinity
Hypernym gold coast; 'hood; place; proximity; scenery
Hyponym section
Instance Hypernym Left Bank, Latin Quarter; Montmartre; Right Bank; Charlestown
Derivationally related form neighbour → neighbourhood; neighbour → neighbourhood
Derivationally related form neighbor → neighborhood; neighbor → neighborhood

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