What is the Latin word for neighboring?

The usual Latin words for “neighboring” are vīcīnus, fīnitimus, cōnfīnis; also propinquus, adiaceō, conterminus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“neighboring” in Latin

vīcīnusnear, neighboring; like, similar, kindred fīnitimusbordering upon, adjoining, adjacent, neighbouring; close, near; concerning or originating from neighbouring people; men cōnfīnisbordering on, adjoining, contiguous propinquusnear, nearby, neighboring; near, at hand, not far off; resembling, similar, like, alike adiaceōto lie beside, at, near or next to; be adjacent to, be continuous to, border upon (with dative or ad); to adjoin conterminusadjoining, neighboring, having a common border contiguusbordering on, neighboring, contiguous

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

neighboring

Of persons, vicinus (with reference to house and premises): finitimus (on the confines): confinis (reciprocally of those who are on the confines of each other).

Of places, propinquus; adjacens (Liv.); conterminus (rather poetical, Tac.); contiguus (Ov.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for neighboring?: The usual Latin words for “neighboring” are vīcīnus, fīnitimus, cōnfīnis; also propinquus, adiaceō, conterminus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.