n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. neigh·bored, neigh·bor·ing, neigh·bors v.tr. To lie close to or border directly on. v.intr. To live or be situated close by. adj. Situated or living near another: a neighbor state. [Middle English neighebor, from Old English nēahgebūr : nēah, near + gebūr, dweller; see bheuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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