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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mohallā
"यह एक शांत मोहल्ला है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A district or area within a town or city, especially one where people live and interact.
"They live in a quiet residential neighborhood."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'nēahgebūr', combining 'nēah' (near) and 'gebūr' (dweller, peasant). Over centuries, the suffix shifted from indicating an inhabitant to representing the surrounding district and the community of people living there.
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quartier
Transliteration: kar-tye
"C'est un quartier calme et agréable."
Nachbarschaft
Transliteration: naxbaʁzaft
"Wir haben eine sehr nette Nachbarschaft."
quartiere
Transliteration: kwar-tye-re
"Abito in un quartiere molto vivace."
vecindario
Transliteration: be-sin-da-rio
"Este es un vecindario muy seguro para los niños."
vizinhança
Transliteration: vi-zi-nyan-sa
"A vizinhança é muito tranquila."
मोहल्ला
Transliteration: mohallā
"यह एक शांत मोहल्ला है।"
邻里
Transliteration: línlǐ
"这个邻里非常友好。"
이웃
Transliteration: i-ut
"우리는 좋은 이웃에 삽니다."
近所
Transliteration: kinjo
"ここは静かな近所です。"
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