What is the meaning of neighboring?

verb

  • Live or be located as a neighbor.
    • usage: "the neighboring house"
  • Be located near or adjacent to.
    • usage: "Pakistan neighbors India"

adjective

  • Having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching.
    • usage: "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"
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