Microneighborhood
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A very small urban neighborhood, usually extending the length of a city block or smaller. US
"Occasionally the resultant microneighborhood was a single block; more often it was part of one block plus the face of the block across the street. Or it might be both sides of a street for several blocks."
Example
More examples"Occasionally the resultant microneighborhood was a single block; more often it was part of one block plus the face of the block across the street. Or it might be both sides of a street for several blocks."
Etymology
From micro- + neighborhood.
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