"neighbourly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more neighbourly [comparative], most neighbourly [superlative]
Etymology: neighbour + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|neighbour|ly}} neighbour + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} neighbourly (comparative more neighbourly, superlative most neighbourly)
  1. (British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour. Tags: British, Canada Synonyms: neighborly [US] Derived forms: good-neighbourly, neighborlily, neighbourliness, neighborliness Translations (friendly): добрасусе́дскі (dobrasusjédski) (Belarusian), добросъседски (dobrosǎsedski) (Bulgarian), heanaaberlik (Estonian), naapurillinen (Finnish), კეთილმეზობლური (ḳetilmezobluri) (Georgian), jószomszédi (Hungarian), amichevole (Italian), cordiale (Italian), gentile (Italian), nobalich (Plautdietsch), dobrosąsiedzki (Polish), добрососедский (dobrososedskij) [masculine] (Russian), добросусі́дський (dobrosusídsʹkyj) (Ukrainian)

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