Translation
neighbour
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Word origin
From Latin vicinus ('nearby, a neighbour'), from vicus ('village, quarter of a town'). English vicinity comes from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vicinus
- English cognates
- vicinity, vicinal
Grammar
Examples
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My neighbour keeps the keys when we go away on holiday.
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The neighbours upstairs make noise all night.
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We invited the new neighbours round for a coffee.
Belgique France.
Belgium is a neighbouring country of France.
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Ask your neighbour then, she knows the area well.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 4: voisin, après-midi, imbécile and 7 more words.