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- adjective UK, Canada Situated or living nearby or
adjacent to. - adjective Alternative spelling of
neighboring . - verb UK, Canada Present participle of
neighbour . - verb Alternative spelling of
neighboring .
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Examples
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The young baronet, who now, though still entitled to be called young, was disfigured by the premature defeatures of a vicious life, mistrusted it all the more, when, on visiting the old hall, he was forced to recognize the improvements effected in the neighbouring property (that he should be forced to call it "_neighbouring_!") by the judicious administration of the new owner.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. Various
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Last December, the Liberians battled more than a sandy field to get to it in neighbouring Sierra Leone.
Craig and Marc Kielburger: Championship Team Helps Rebuild Liberia Craig 2010
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There were leaflets in neighbouring wards in the County elections - one in favour, the other strongly against!
The murky politics of the Green Party Norfolk Blogger 2009
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But requests to borrow a pump from several fire services in neighbouring counties were unsuccessful, and it was only at a quarter past midnight that a pump was located more than 40 miles away in London.
Firefighters 'lost control' of blaze at Aldermaston nuclear weapons base Jamie Doward 2010
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Much of the camp suffered significant damage during the fighting, forcing thousands of Palestinian refugees to find shelter in neighbouring, overcrowded refugee camps and villages.
Global Voices in English » Lebanon: Anger Rebuilding of Palestinian Camp Suspended 2009
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Last December, the Liberians battled more than a sandy field to get to it in neighbouring Sierra Leone.
Craig and Marc Kielburger: Championship Team Helps Rebuild Liberia Craig 2010
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Last December, the Liberians battled more than a sandy field to get to it in neighbouring Sierra Leone.
Craig and Marc Kielburger: Championship Team Helps Rebuild Liberia Craig 2010
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Even bloggers in neighbouring Singapore have been mourning this loss.
Global Voices in English » Malaysia: Remembering film director Yasmin Ahmad 2009
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Last December, the Liberians battled more than a sandy field to get to it in neighbouring Sierra Leone.
Craig and Marc Kielburger: Championship Team Helps Rebuild Liberia Craig 2010
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And just as you would think that we have had our fill of diseases, the deadly Plague has been reported in neighbouring Libya, poising a valid threat to the Egyptian western borders.
Global Voices in English » Egypt: Between the Swine Flu and Approaching Plague 2009
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