Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

Neighbourhood

Index Neighbourhood

A neighbourhood (British English), or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences), is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area. [1]

51 relations: Administrative division, Administrative divisions of China, American and British English spelling differences, American English, Bairro, Balkans, Barrio, Block Parent Program, Block party, Borough, British English, Canada, City, Committees for the Defense of the Revolution, Community, Comparison of homeowner associations and civic associations, District, District (China), Face-to-face interaction, Fence, Frazione, Homeowner association, Household, Kiez, Kingston upon Thames, Komshi, Lawn, Lewis Mumford, List of cities in China, Mahalle, Mainland China, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Neighborhood association, Neighborhood watch, Neighbourhood unit, Neighbourhood Watch (United Kingdom), New Urbanism, Ottoman Empire, Parish (administrative division), Park, Quartiere, Residential community, Rural area, Security, Subdistricts of the People's Republic of China, Suburb, Town, Unincorporated area, United States, Urban sociology, ..., Ward (electoral subdivision). Expand index (1 more) »

Administrative division

An administrative division, unit, entity, area or region, also referred to as a subnational entity, statoid, constituent unit, or country subdivision, is a portion of a country or other region delineated for the purpose of administration.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Administrative division · See more »

Administrative divisions of China

Due to China's large population and area, the administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Administrative divisions of China · See more »

American and British English spelling differences

Many of the differences between American and British English date back to a time when spelling standards had not yet developed.

New!!: Neighbourhood and American and British English spelling differences · See more »

American English

American English (AmE, AE, AmEng, USEng, en-US), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.

New!!: Neighbourhood and American English · See more »

Bairro

A bairro is a Portuguese word for a neighbourhood or district within a city or town.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Bairro · See more »

Balkans

The Balkans, or the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographic area in southeastern Europe with various and disputed definitions.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Balkans · See more »

Barrio

Barrio is a Spanish word meaning neighborhood.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Barrio · See more »

Block Parent Program

The Block Parent Program (French: Le Programme Parents-Secours) is a large, volunteer-based, child safety and crime prevention program operating across Canada.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Block Parent Program · See more »

Block party

A block party or street party is a crowded party in which many members of a single community congregate, either to observe an event of some importance or simply for mutual enjoyment.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Block party · See more »

Borough

A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Borough · See more »

British English

British English is the standard dialect of English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom.

New!!: Neighbourhood and British English · See more »

Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Canada · See more »

City

A city is a large human settlement.

New!!: Neighbourhood and City · See more »

Committees for the Defense of the Revolution

Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (Comités de Defensa de la Revolución), or CDR, are a network of neighborhood committees across Cuba.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Committees for the Defense of the Revolution · See more »

Community

A community is a small or large social unit (a group of living things) that has something in common, such as norms, religion, values, or identity.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Community · See more »

Comparison of homeowner associations and civic associations

There are important differences between a homeowner association (HOA) and a civic association.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Comparison of homeowner associations and civic associations · See more »

District

A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by local government.

New!!: Neighbourhood and District · See more »

District (China)

The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China.

New!!: Neighbourhood and District (China) · See more »

Face-to-face interaction

Face-to-face interaction (less often, face-to-face communication or face-to-face discourse) is a concept in sociology, linguistics, media and communication studies describing social interaction carried out without any mediating technology.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Face-to-face interaction · See more »

Fence

A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or netting.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Fence · See more »

Frazione

"Frazione" (pl. frazioni) is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Frazione · See more »

Homeowner association

In the United States, a homeowner association (or homeowner's association, abbreviated HOA, sometimes referred to as a property owner's association or POA) is a private association formed by a real estate developer for the purpose of marketing, managing, and selling homes and lots in a residential subdivision.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Homeowner association · See more »

Household

A household consists of one or more people who live in the same dwelling and also share meals or living accommodation, and may consist of a single family or some other grouping of people.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Household · See more »

Kiez

Kiez (also: Kietz) is a German word that refers to a city neighbourhood, a relatively small community within a larger town.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Kiez · See more »

Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames, also known as Kingston, is an area in the southwest of Greater London, England, southwest of Charing Cross.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Kingston upon Thames · See more »

Komshi

Komšija (komşu, "neighbor") or Komšiluk denotes the neighborhood in the Balkans.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Komshi · See more »

Lawn

A lawn is an area of soil-covered land planted with grasses and other durable plants such as clover which are maintained at a short height with a lawnmower and used for aesthetic and recreational purposes.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Lawn · See more »

Lewis Mumford

Lewis Mumford (October 19, 1895 – January 26, 1990) was an American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Lewis Mumford · See more »

List of cities in China

According to the administrative divisions of China including Hong Kong and Macau, there are three levels of cities, namely provincial-level (consists of municipalities and SARs), prefectural-level cities, and county-level cities.

New!!: Neighbourhood and List of cities in China · See more »

Mahalle

Mahalle (محلة maḥallä, محله maḥallä) (abbreviated mh. or mah.) is an Arabic word, adopted into Turkish (mahalle), Albanian (mahallë, or mëhallë or mëhalla) and Romanian (mahala), which is variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood." It is an official administrative unit in many Middle Eastern countries.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Mahalle · See more »

Mainland China

Mainland China, also known as the Chinese mainland, is the geopolitical as well as geographical area under the direct jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

New!!: Neighbourhood and Mainland China · See more »

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (sometimes shortened to Misterogers or simply Mister Rogers) is an American half-hour educational children's television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood · See more »

Neighborhood association

A neighborhood association (NA) is a group of residents or property owners who advocate for or organize activities within a neighborhood.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Neighborhood association · See more »

Neighborhood watch

A neighborhood watch or neighbourhood watch (see spelling differences), also called a crime watch or neighbourhood crime watch, is an organized group of civilians devoted to crime and vandalism prevention within a neighborhood.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Neighborhood watch · See more »

Neighbourhood unit

The concept of the neighborhood unit, crystallised from the prevailing social and intellectual attitudes of the early 1900s by Clarence Perry, is an early diagrammatic planning model for residential development in metropolitan areas.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Neighbourhood unit · See more »

Neighbourhood Watch (United Kingdom)

The Neighbourhood Watch scheme in the United Kingdom is a partnership intended to bring people together to make their communities safer.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Neighbourhood Watch (United Kingdom) · See more »

New Urbanism

New Urbanism is an urban design movement which promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighborhoods containing a wide range of housing and job types.

New!!: Neighbourhood and New Urbanism · See more »

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire (دولت عليه عثمانیه,, literally The Exalted Ottoman State; Modern Turkish: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu or Osmanlı Devleti), also historically known in Western Europe as the Turkish Empire"The Ottoman Empire-also known in Europe as the Turkish Empire" or simply Turkey, was a state that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia and North Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Ottoman Empire · See more »

Parish (administrative division)

A parish is an administrative division used by several countries.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Parish (administrative division) · See more »

Park

A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Park · See more »

Quartiere

A quartiere (plural: quartieri) is a territorial subdivision of certain Italian towns.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Quartiere · See more »

Residential community

A residential community is a community, usually a small town or city, that is composed mostly of residents, as opposed to commercial businesses and/or industrial facilities, all three of which are considered to be the three main types of occupants of the typical community.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Residential community · See more »

Rural area

In general, a rural area or countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Rural area · See more »

Security

Security is freedom from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) from external forces.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Security · See more »

Subdistricts of the People's Republic of China

The subdistrict (literally "Street") (also abbreviated as 街(Jiē)) is one of the smaller political divisions of the People's Republic of China.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Subdistricts of the People's Republic of China · See more »

Suburb

A suburb is a mixed-use or residential area, existing either as part of a city or urban area or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Suburb · See more »

Town

A town is a human settlement.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Town · See more »

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Unincorporated area · See more »

United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

New!!: Neighbourhood and United States · See more »

Urban sociology

Urban sociology is the sociological study of life and human interaction in metropolitan areas.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Urban sociology · See more »

Ward (electoral subdivision)

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes.

New!!: Neighbourhood and Ward (electoral subdivision) · See more »

Redirects here:

'Hood, Area of city, Neighborhood, Neighborhood (residence), Neighborhoods, Neighboring, Neighbourhood (China), Neighbourhoods, Neighbouring, Next-door neighbor, Urban neighborhood, 🏘.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbourhood

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »