adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈneɪbəɹɪŋ/
/ˈneɪbɹɪŋ/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of neighbor
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُجَاوِر
(mujāwir)
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Azerbaijani:
qonşu
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Azerbaijani:
yanaşı
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Azerbaijani:
yaxındakı
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Azerbaijani:
qonşuluqdakı
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Bulgarian:
съседен
(sǎseden)
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Bulgarian:
близък
(blizǎk)
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Catalan:
veí
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Catalan:
limítrof
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Czech:
sousední
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Dutch:
naburig
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Dutch:
naburige
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Dutch:
aanpalend
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Dutch:
aanpalende
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Dutch:
buur-
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Esperanto:
najbara
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Finnish:
naapuri-
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
French:
adjacent
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
French:
voisin
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
French:
avoisinant
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Galician:
veciño
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Galician:
limítrofe
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Georgian:
მეზობელი
(mezobeli)
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Georgian:
მეზობლური
(mezobluri)
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
German:
benachbart
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Greek:
γειτονικός
(geitonikós)
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Ancient Greek:
πρόσχορος
(próskhoros)
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Ancient Greek:
ὅμορος
(hómoros)
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Hungarian:
szomszédos
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Icelandic:
nágranna-
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Icelandic:
nærliggjandi
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Italian:
confinante
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Italian:
contiguo
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Italian:
vicino
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Italian:
finitimo
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Italian:
limitrofo
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Latin:
vīcinālis
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Latin:
fīnitimus
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Māori:
pātata
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Māori:
tūtata
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Norwegian Bokmål:
tilgrensende
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Norwegian Bokmål:
tilstøtende
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tilgrensande
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Portuguese:
vizinho
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Portuguese:
limítrofe
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Romansh:
vischin
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Russian:
сосе́дний
(sosédnij)
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Russian:
близлежа́щий
(blizležáščij)
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Spanish:
vecino
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Spanish:
convecino
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Swedish:
närliggande
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Swedish:
näraliggande
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Swedish:
kringliggande
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Swedish:
tillgränsande
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Swedish:
angränsande
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Swedish:
grann-
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Swedish:
grannande
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Ukrainian:
сусі́дній
(susídnij)
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Ukrainian:
приле́глий
(pryléhlyj)
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Venetan:
adiaxente
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Volapük:
nilädik
— Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
