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neighboring vs neighbouring

Both 'neighboring' and 'neighbouring' are correct spellings of the same word, with 'neighboring' being the American English spelling and 'neighbouring' being the British English spelling. The choice between them depends on the English variant you are using.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 1268 views

neighboring

This is the American English spelling of the word 'neighbouring'.

Use 'neighboring' in American English to describe something that is situated near or next to something else.

Examples:

The neighboring town is just a few miles away.
We have a good relationship with our neighboring countries.

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He was found dead - in a neighboring village.
I'm a prince of your neighboring country.
That man owns the neighboring property.
No, this is the bid for the neighboring property.
A few weeks later, a neighboring parson joined the two in wedlock.
It's not uncommon to see someone from a neighboring village at the local mosque.
Ziva and McGee are checking neighboring stores.
And he met his princess from a neighboring kingdom.
You're a minstrel from the neighboring village.
I moved in with my sister in a neighboring village.
And it is making us so weak, that the neighboring city might take it over.
Okay, nothing in kidron itself, but in the neighboring county there'S...
So based on our findings, we developed a window of sorts, a way of looking into this neighboring world.
Austria, a neighboring country, slightly similar, slightly different.
Alternatively, Amira can head to an urban area in a neighboring country, like Amman or Beirut.
The Unknown Fathers are preparing to attack a neighboring state.
1,400 people had fled Nicaragua, Sandy Bay and other neighboring regions.
There were rumors that neighboring countries had invaded Nicaragua.
He ended Rome's aggressive expansionist policy in favor of peaceful coexistence with neighboring countries.

Alternatives:

adjacent
nearby
close by
surrounding
bordering

neighbouring

This is the British English spelling of the word 'neighboring'.

Use 'neighbouring' in British English to describe something that is situated near or next to something else.

Examples:

The neighbouring town is just a few miles away.
We have a good relationship with our neighbouring countries.

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The radicalisation of Egyptian politics would be a disaster for that country and for neighbouring Israel.
The conflict has worsened and is spreading to neighbouring Chad.
Some succeeded in escaping to neighbouring Nepal.
For the rest, Greece wholeheartedly supports its neighbouring state.
The Commission elegantly suggests using a shared neighbouring language or English.
The tradition has spread to neighbouring districts in Wielkopolskie Voivodship.
All intervention by neighbouring and other countries must therefore cease.
Cross-border cooperation should contribute to integrated sustainable development between neighbouring regions.
On a neighbouring island lay a magic lake
The war in neighbouring Chechnya represents an additional threat to Georgia.
We think that extending cooperation to neighbouring maritime countries is a good idea.
Data interchange should be established between neighbouring authorities.
That statement on charter and scheduled flights shows that KLM understood the question on neighbouring markets.
any connection to the existing OCL geometries in neighbouring areas;
The airport operator would therefore be able to offer airlines more competitive airport charges than the neighbouring airports.
Economic relations with neighbouring partners (including Russia)
Airports neighbouring Angoulême airport [10]
Our role is then to damp down the fires in neighbouring areas.
The Union has to be prepared to finance this cooperation between neighbouring regions.
(12b) Some neighbouring Member States have intensive, long-standing economic links.

Alternatives:

adjacent
nearby
close by
surrounding
bordering

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