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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   brotherhood
2. 2
   Alternative form of hood, neighborhood alt-of, alternative
3. 3
   an urban, often lower-income inner-city area wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

hood

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of brotherhood.

Etymology 2

Clipping of neighborhood.

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