Following and Nearest to

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Following adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.

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Nearest to and following are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nearest to" instead a preposition "Following".

Nearby Words: follow, follower, followed

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Following and nearest to are semantically related. You can use "Following" instead a preposition phrase "Nearest to".

Note that except in the case of EC (1-4) and WC (1-2), the numbers following the compass points are arranged not in geographical order but in alphabetical order of the main borough covered by each number - except 1, which is always the nearest to central London.

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