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masculine

/vwa.zɛ̃/

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Translation

neighbour

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

Gendermasculine

Pluralvoisins

Examples

partons .

My neighbour keeps the keys when we go away on holiday.

The neighbours upstairs make noise all night.

We invited the new neighbours round for a coffee.

Belgique .

Belgium is a neighbouring country of France.

voisine, .

Ask your neighbour then, she knows the area well.

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This word is part of lesson 25.