neighboring

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English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneɪbəɹɪŋ/, /ˈneɪbɹɪŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: neigh‧bor‧ing, neighb‧oring

Adjective

neighboring (not comparable)

  1. (American spelling) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
    • 1975, Wu-han (Briefs on Selected PRC Cities)‎, Central Intelligence Agency, page 4:
      Han-yang is the smallest of the three cities. It was founded about A.D. 600 but, like neighboring Han-k'ou, remained relatively unimportant until the last half of the 19th century.

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Verb

neighboring

  1. (American spelling) present participle and gerund of neighbor