Neighboring

//ˈneɪbəɹɪŋ// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of neighbor US, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Situated or living nearby or adjacent to. US, not-comparable

    "Han-yang is the smallest of the three cities. It was founded about A.D. 600 but, like neighboring Han-k'ou, remained relatively unimportant until the last half of the 19th century."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching wordnet

Synonyms

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abuttingadjacentadjacentadjoiningambientbordering

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"The neighboring countries never submitted to his terrorism."

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