neighborhood

(noun) a surrounding or nearby region. Synonyms: vicinity, locality, neighbourhood, neck of the woods. Examples: "The plane crashed in the vicinity of asheville." "It is a rugged locality." "He always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood." "I will drop in on you the next time i am in this neck of the woods."

(noun) people living near one another. Synonyms: neighbourhood. Examples: "It is a friendly neighborhood." "My neighborhood voted for bush."

(noun) the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of'). Synonyms: region. Examples: "It was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job." "The price is in the neighborhood of $100."

(noun) an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community). Example: "An ethnic neighborhood."