neighbouring
adjective
[ ˈneɪb(ə)rɪŋ ]
• next to or very near another place; adjacent.
• "neighbouring countries"
neighbour
verb
• (of a place or object) be situated next to or very near (another).
• "the square neighbours the old quarter of the town"
Similar:
adjacent,
nearest,
closest,
next-door,
next,
adjoining,
bordering,
connecting,
abutting,
contiguous,
proximate,
nearby,
near,
very near,
close/near at hand,
not far away,
in the vicinity,
in close proximity,
surrounding,
conjoining,
approximate,
vicinal,
Origin:
Old English nēahgebūr, from nēah ‘nigh, near’ + gebūr ‘inhabitant, peasant, farmer’ (compare with boor).
