Definitions
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- noun US A very small
urban neighborhood , usually extending the length of acity block or smaller.
Etymologies
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micro- + neighborhood
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Examples
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Along with one bustling block on West 187th Street, West 181st is the commercial center of Hudson Heights, a microneighborhood within Washington Heights.
NYT > Home Page By CHRISTIAN L. WRIGHT 2011
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GreeterDan: RT @makeLOVELAND: there goes the microneighborhood. @greeterdan moves in next to @stewart and @tishshute. who's next?
Crave: The gadget blog Ina Fried 2010
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GreeterDan: RT @makeLOVELAND: there goes the microneighborhood. @greeterdan moves in next to @stewart and @tishshute. who's next?
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Mr. Goldsmith also said that New York being what it is, the microneighborhood of the block was unlike areas only minutes to the north or south.
NYT > Home Page 2009
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