Meanings
adjectiveneighboring (not comparable)
alternative neighbouring
- USnot comparableSituated 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
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
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Translations
Ancient Greek πρόσχορος, ὅμορος
- πρόσχορος (próskhoros)Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
- ὅμορος (hómoros)Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Arabic مُجَاوِر
- مُجَاوِر (mujāwir)Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Bulgarian съседен, близък
- съседен (săseden)Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
- близък (blizăk)Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Catalan veí, limítrof
- veíSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- limítrofSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
Czech sousední
- sousedníSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
Dutch naburig, naburige
- naburigSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- naburigeSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- aanpalendSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- aanpalendeSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- buur-Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Esperanto najbara
- najbaraSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
Finnish naapuri-
- naapuri-Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
French adjacent, voisin
- adjacentSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- voisinSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- avoisinantSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
German benachbart
- benachbartSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
Greek γειτονικός
- γειτονικός (geitonikós)Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Hungarian szomszédos
- szomszédosSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
Icelandic nágranna-, nærliggjandi
- nágranna-Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
- nærliggjandiSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
Italian confinante, contiguo
- confinanteSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- contiguoSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- vicinoSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- finitimoSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- limitrofoSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
Latin vīcinālis, fīnitimus
- vīcinālisSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- fīnitimusSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
Māori pātata, tūtata
- pātataSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- tūtataSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
Norwegian Bokmål tilgrensende, tilstøtende
- tilgrensendeSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- tilstøtendeSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
Portuguese vizinho, limítrofe
- vizinhoSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- limítrofeSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
Russian сосе́дний, близлежа́щий
- сосе́дний (sosédnij)Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
- близлежа́щий (blizležáščij)Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Spanish vecino, convecino
- vecinoSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- convecinoSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
Swedish närliggande, näraliggande
- närliggandeSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- näraliggandeSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- kringliggandeSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- tillgränsandeSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- angränsandeSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
- grann-Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
- grannandeSituated or living nearby or adjacent to
Ukrainian сусі́дній, приле́глий
- сусі́дній (susídnij)Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
- приле́глий (pryléhlyj)Situated or living nearby or adjacent to
Cite this entry
APA
neighboring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neighboring
MLA
“neighboring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neighboring. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neighboring,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neighboring.
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