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neighboring

Syllables: neigh·bor·ing/ˈneɪbəɹɪŋ/

neighboring adjective: situated or living nearby or adjacent to. Also the present participle and gerund of neighbor.

Adjective

neighboring (not comparable)

  1. (US) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
    • 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.1975, Wu-han (Briefs on Selected PRC Cities), Central Intelligence Agency, page 4

Also used as

neighboring is also the present participle and gerund of neighbor.

neighboring meaning in Arabic

neighboring in Arabic

Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
مُجَاوِر mujāwir

Forms of neighboring

alternative formneighbouring

Phrases with neighboring

Questions about neighboring

What does neighboring mean?
Neighboring means situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
What is neighboring in Arabic?
Neighboring in Arabic is مُجَاوِر (mujāwir). See Neighboring meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is neighboring?
Neighboring is an adjective.
How do you pronounce neighboring?
Neighboring is pronounced /ˈneɪbəɹɪŋ/.

Words near neighboring in the dictionary

  1. neighborhooding
  2. neighborhoodlike
  3. neighborhoods
  4. neighborhoodsful
  5. neighborhoody
  6. neighboring
  7. neighboring rights
  8. neighborite
  9. neighborless
  10. neighborlier
  11. neighborliest

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