neighboring
v.v. located next to or very near something else. You use this to describe places like houses, towns, or countries that share a border.
v. situated next to or in the immediate vicinity of another place or object. Often used to describe geographical proximity or shared boundaries.
We visited the neighboring town to see the local market.
The fire started in the kitchen and quickly spread to the neighboring apartment through the shared wall.
While the two neighboring nations share a long history of trade, their political systems have diverged significantly over the last century.
Typically used as an attributive adjective placed before the noun it modifies.
the house is neighboring to minethe house is neighboring mineWhen used as a participle or adjective, it does not require the preposition 'to' like the word 'adjacent' does.