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vecinal

local

adjective beh-see-NAHL Rare

Also means

neighborhood (adj.)

Usage Note

Vecinal describes things belonging to or serving a neighborhood or local community — camino vecinal ('local/rural road'), junta vecinal ('neighborhood council'). It is more administrative than the everyday del barrio ('of the neighborhood'). The related noun is vecino/vecina ('neighbor/resident') and vecindad or vecindario ('neighborhood').

Examples

"La junta vecinal aprobó el nuevo parque."

Natural Translation

The neighborhood council approved the new park.

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