diff --git a/scripts/geodata/neighborhoods/reverse_geocode.py b/scripts/geodata/neighborhoods/reverse_geocode.py
index 7d0203d7..4a5db921 100644
--- a/scripts/geodata/neighborhoods/reverse_geocode.py
+++ b/scripts/geodata/neighborhoods/reverse_geocode.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from geodata.file_utils import ensure_dir, download_file
 from geodata.i18n.unicode_properties import get_chars_by_script
 from geodata.i18n.word_breaks import ideographic_scripts
 from geodata.names.deduping import NameDeduper
+from geodata.osm.definitions import osm_definitions
 from geodata.osm.extract import parse_osm, osm_type_and_id, NODE, WAY, RELATION, OSM_NAME_TAGS
 from geodata.polygons.index import *
 from geodata.polygons.reverse_geocode import QuattroshapesReverseGeocoder
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ class NeighborhoodReverseGeocoder(RTreePolygonIndex):
             props['type'] = id_type
             props['id'] = element_id
 
-            is_neighborhood = attrs.get('place') == 'neighbourhood'
+            is_neighborhood = osm_definitions.meets_definition(attrs, osm_defintiions.NEIGHBORHOOD)
 
             ranks = []
             osm_names = []