neighbourhead

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noun

Neighbourhood.

OriginMiddle English neiȝboreheed →
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Meanings

nounneighbourhead (uncountable)

alternative obsolete neghborhede

  1. ScotlanduncountableNeighbourhood.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishneiȝboreheed
  2. Englishneighbourhead

From Middle English neiȝboreheed, equivalent to neighbour + -head (“-hood”). Doublet of neighbourhood. Cognate with Scots nechbourhede, nichbourhede, neychbourheid, nichbourheid, neborhed (“neighbourhood”).

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APA

neighbourhead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neighbourhead

MLA

“neighbourhead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neighbourhead. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neighbourhead,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neighbourhead.

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