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/vwa.zɛ̃/

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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

Gendermasculine
Pluralvoisins

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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This word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 4: voisin, après-midi, imbécile and 7 more words.