quartiere

neighborhood

noun kwahr-TYEH-reh Less Common

Origin: from a sense of dividing a town into quarters

Also means

district

Usage Note

Quartiere is the part of a city you live in, roughly an English 'neighborhood' or 'district'. The plural i quartieri shifts stress but keeps the spelling regular, and the military quartier generale means 'headquarters'.

Examples

"Vivo in un quartiere tranquillo."

Natural Translation

I live in a quiet neighborhood.

Literal Translation

I-live in a neighborhood quiet.

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