vizinhança

Portuguese

Etymology

From vizinho (“neighbour”) +‎ -ança (“-ance”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.zĩˈɲɐ̃.sɐ/ [vi.zĩˈj̃ɐ̃.sɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.zĩˈɲɐ̃.sɐ/ [vi.zĩˈj̃ɐ̃.sɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.ziˈɲɐ̃.sa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨ.ziˈɲɐ̃.sɐ/, (proscribed) /vi.ziˈɲɐ̃.sɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨ.ziˈɲɐ̃.sɐ/, (proscribed) /vi.ziˈɲɐ̃.sɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.ziˈɲɐ̃.sɐ/, (proscribed) /bi.ziˈɲɐ̃.sɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃sɐ
• Hyphenation: vi‧zi‧nhan‧ça

Noun

vizinhança f (plural vizinhanças)

1. neighborhood (close proximity, particularly in reference to home)
2. neighborhood (inhabitants in the close proximity)

   Synonyms: bairro, vizinhada

3. (uncountable) the relationship between neighbours
4. surroundings (area surrounding something)
5. (uncountable) proximity or contiguity

   Synonyms: contiguidade, proximidade

   Antonyms: afastamento, distância, longinquidade

6. (topology) neighborhood

Synonyms

• (close proximity): bairro, paróquia (Brazil, humorous), quarteirão, vizinidade
• (surroundings): See Thesaurus:arredores

Derived terms

• circunvizinhança
• política da boa vizinhança

Related terms

• vicinal
• vicinalidade
• vizinhada
• vizinhal
• vizinhar
• vizinheiro
• vizinho