Located close by or next to something else; sharing a border or boundary with something nearby.
From 'neighbor,' which comes from Old English 'neahgebur' (literally 'nigh dweller'—'neah' meaning near and 'gebur' meaning dweller). The '-ing' suffix makes it an adjective describing proximity.
The word 'neighbor' literally meant 'someone who lives nearby' from Old English, but it evolved to mean anyone geographically close—showing how the concept of community started with physical proximity before it meant actual social bonds.
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