vecino
neighbor
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
A person who lives close by, or something sitting right next to something else
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vicinity
nearby area
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word ending
Vecino means neighbor and is related to the English word vicinity0, since your neighbor is the person in your vicinity.
vecino
neighbor
The person who lives next door or just down the street from you.
Mi vecino me ayudó a mover el sofáMy neighbor helped me move the couch
Los vecinos de arriba hacen ruido toda la nocheThe neighbors upstairs make noise all night
resident, local (of a town or building)
Someone who lives in a particular town or building. Everyone there is a neighbor to everyone else, so the whole group gets called vecinos.
Los vecinos del pueblo se reunieron para hablar del nuevo parqueThe residents of the town gathered to talk about the new park
Una vecina de Sevilla ganó el concurso de fotografíaA local from Seville won the photography contest
neighboring, adjacent, next-door
Describes a place that sits right beside another one. If a town is your neighbor, it is the neighboring town.
Fuimos al pueblo vecino a comprar panWe went to the neighboring town to buy bread
El incendio empezó en el edificio vecinoThe fire started in the adjacent building