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neebour

nounpeople

person beside or matching counterpart

A person or thing beside another; a counterpart or one member of a matching pair.

Example in use

Ma neebour's aye helpful.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/NEE-bur/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: neighbour

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