noun
Meaning 1
A local neighbourhood or region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
neck of the woods
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noun
Meaning 2
A place or field in which one is comfortable or with which one is familiar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a surrounding or nearby region
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: section
Narrower terms: gold coast, 'hood, place, proximity, scenery, Left Bank, Latin Quarter, Montmartre, Right Bank, Charlestown
History
Etymology
See neck (“narrow tract of land”) or from Algonquian naiack ("point" or "corner").
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: parages — a local neighbourhood or region
- French: coin — a local neighbourhood or region
- Greek: μέρη (méri) — a local neighbourhood or region
- Greek: περιοχή (periochí) — a local neighbourhood or region
- Greek: γειτονιά (geitoniá) — a local neighbourhood or region
- Icelandic: hérað — a local neighbourhood or region
- Icelandic: slóðir — a local neighbourhood or region
- Icelandic: þar sem ég bý — a local neighbourhood or region
- Icelandic: þar sem ég er upprunninn — a local neighbourhood or region
- Icelandic: hér um slóðir — a local neighbourhood or region
- Russian: края (kraja) — a local neighbourhood or region
- Spanish: vecindario — a local neighbourhood or region
- Spanish: barrio — a local neighbourhood or region
- Spanish: lares — a local neighbourhood or region