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| brownout |
a cut or reduction of electrical power in a neighborhood or city. |
| grocery store |
a store in which food and other supplies for the household are sold. A grocery store can be a small shop in one's neighborhood or a large supermarket. |
| local |
having to do with a particular place such as a neighborhood or town. [1/5 definitions] |
| locality |
a particular neighborhood, place, or region. |
| neighbourhood |
a spelling of "neighborhood" used in Canada and Britain. See "neighborhood" for more information. |
| quarter |
an section of a town or city; neighborhood. [1/9 definitions] |
| racial |
having to do with relationships or connections between races of people living in the same country, city, or neighborhood. [1/2 definitions] |
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