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▪ I. ˈneighbouring, ppl. a.
[f. neighbour v. + -ing2.]
That neighbours, in various senses of the vb.; lying or living near, adjacent.
1601Shakes. All's Well iv. i. 18 He hath a smacke of all neighbouring Languages. 1641H. Thorndike Govt. Churches 66 They were made in due time by the heads of neighbouring Churches. 1712J. James tr. Le Blond's Gardening 2 Paris and Versailles, whose Neighbouring Parts contain so many Wonders of this Nature. 1770Burke Pres. Discont. Wks. II. 308 The scheme of bringing our court to a resemblance to the neighbouring monarchies. 1838Dickens Nich. Nick. ix, Miss Squeers had been spending a few days with a neighbouring friend. 1863Geo. Eliot Romola xxxvi, He stood and watched the scene from behind a neighbouring bush.
▪ II. neighbouring, vbl. n.
see neighbour v. |
