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vecino

neighbour

noun beh-SEE-noh Common
People & Society Community

Also means

resident, local

Usage Note

Vecino means both the person next door (mi vecino de arriba — 'my upstairs neighbour') and a resident of a town or district (los vecinos del barrio — 'the neighbourhood residents'). The feminine is vecina. As an adjective it means 'neighbouring': el país vecino ('the neighbouring country').

Examples

"Mi vecino es muy amable."

Natural Translation

My neighbour is very kind.

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