(BrE) (AmE neighborly) adjective
1 involving people, countries, etc. that live or are situated near each other:
the importance of good neighbourly relations between the two states * neighbourly help / support / cooperation * a neighbourly dispute
2 friendly and helpful:
It was a neighbourly gesture of theirs.
neighbourliness (BrE) (AmE neighborliness) noun [U]:
good neighbourliness * a sense of community and neighbourliness
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