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neighboring

/ˈneɪbəɹɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Neighboring means: having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching.

Synonyms for neighboring5

adjective, as in having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

adjacent, conterminous, contiguous, neighbouring, connected

What does neighboring mean?1

adjective

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having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching“Rhode Island has two bordering states: Massachusetts and Connecticut”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Neighboring in a sentence

  • For the time being, he's staying at a neighboring hotel.CK
  • Her parents, who live in a neighboring country, are in good health.Hybrid
  • The neighboring countries never submitted to his terrorism.papabear
  • The second largest piece fell in a neighboring yard.AlanF_US
  • The fire spread and licked the neighboring house.Stalwartlover
  • The army made inroads into the neighboring country.unknown
  • This country was subject to a neighboring country.unknown
  • That country broke off diplomatic relations with the neighboring countries.unknown

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