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microneighborhood

Definitions

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  • noun US A very small urban neighborhood, usually extending the length of a city block or smaller.

Etymologies

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micro- +‎ neighborhood

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Examples

  • Along with one bustling block on West 187th Street, West 181st is the commercial center of Hudson Heights, a microneighborhood within Washington Heights.

    NYT > Home Page By CHRISTIAN L. WRIGHT 2011

  • GreeterDan: RT @makeLOVELAND: there goes the microneighborhood. @greeterdan moves in next to @stewart and @tishshute. who's next?

    Crave: The gadget blog Ina Fried 2010

  • GreeterDan: RT @makeLOVELAND: there goes the microneighborhood. @greeterdan moves in next to @stewart and @tishshute. who's next?

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Mr. Goldsmith also said that New York being what it is, the microneighborhood of the block was unlike areas only minutes to the north or south.

    NYT > Home Page 2009

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