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Neighboring

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adj. Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.

adj. Alternative spelling of neighbouring.

v. Present participle of neighbor.

v. Alternative spelling of neighbouring.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Living or being near; adjacent.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Living or situated near; adjoining: as, neighboring races; neighboring countries.

In chem., same as vicinal, 2.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

Word Usage

""Most people are just going a short distance, to what we call neighboring communities - mostly around Kansas and within an hour or two, no more than a day away," said Jim Hanni, executive vice president for AAA's Kansas Region."

Equivalent

connected

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

adjacent neat

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

belaboring laboring