neighbouring

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A form of neighboring — Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.

Less commonScrabble 19

Meanings

adjectiveneighbouring (not comparable)
  1. UKalternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of neighboring.
    1 more example

    If this was unrestricted freehold, the land is available for sale or lease, although often it is not readily marketable, by reason of its shape and access; neighbouring landowners are possible purchasers. In some cases, reversionary rights were reserved to neighbouring landowners when the land was acquired.

    1951 June, “The Why and the Wherefore: Abandoned Branch Lands”, in Railway Magazine, page 428
verb
  1. UKalternativeAlternative spelling of neighboring.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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