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/loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/
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Received-Pronunciation:
/ləʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/
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CMU ARPABET:
L OW0 K AE1 L AH0 T IY0
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The fact or quality of having a position in space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The features or surroundings of a particular place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The condition of being local.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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The situation or position of an object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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An area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Limitation to a county, district, or place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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A built-up area, i.e. a city, town or village
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, natural-sciences
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The perceptive faculty concerned with the ability to remember the relative positions of places.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, medicine, phrenology, psychology, sciences
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a surrounding or nearby region
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville it is a rugged locality he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vicinity, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: section
Narrower terms: gold coast, 'hood, place, proximity, scenery, Left Bank, Latin Quarter, Montmartre, Right Bank, Charlestown
From French localité, from Late Latin localitas, equivalent to local + -ity.
Across languages
Translations 58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
местоположение
(mestopoloženie)
— fact or quality of having a position in space
Finnish :
sijaitseminen
— fact or quality of having a position in space
German :
Räumlichkeit
— fact or quality of having a position in space
Hungarian :
lokalitás
— fact or quality of having a position in space
Māori :
taiwhanga
— fact or quality of having a position in space
Bulgarian :
околности
(okolnosti)
— features or surroundings of a particular place
Finnish :
ympäristö
— features or surroundings of a particular place
Finnish :
seutu
— features or surroundings of a particular place
French :
région
— features or surroundings of a particular place
German :
Gegend
— features or surroundings of a particular place
German :
Örtlichkeit
— features or surroundings of a particular place
Greek :
τοποθεσία
(topothesía)
— features or surroundings of a particular place
Plautdietsch :
Jäajent
— features or surroundings of a particular place
Finnish :
paikallisuus
— maths, computing: condition of being local
German :
Lokalität
— maths, computing: condition of being local
Polish :
lokalność
— maths, computing: condition of being local
Finnish :
sijainti
— situation or position of an object
Finnish :
paikka
— situation or position of an object
German :
Ort
— situation or position of an object
German :
Lage
— situation or position of an object
German :
örtliche Lage
— situation or position of an object
Greek :
θέση
(thési)
— situation or position of an object
Māori :
tūnga
— situation or position of an object
Māori :
wāhi
— situation or position of an object
Norwegian Bokmål :
lokalitet
— situation or position of an object
Norwegian Nynorsk :
lokalitet
— situation or position of an object
Swedish :
lokalitet
— situation or position of an object
Czech :
lokalita
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
Finnish :
paikkakunta
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
Finnish :
paikka
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
French :
quartier
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
French :
voisinage
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
German :
Gegend
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
German :
Viertel
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
German :
nähere Umgebung
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
German :
Ortsteil
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
Greek :
γειτονιά
(geitoniá)
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
Malayalam :
പ്രദേശം
(pradēśaṁ)
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
Māori :
taiwhanga
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
Norwegian Bokmål :
lokalitet
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
Norwegian Nynorsk :
lokalitet
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
Plautdietsch :
Jäajent
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
Polish :
sąsiedztwo
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
Portuguese :
localidade
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
Spanish :
vecindario
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
Spanish :
vecindarios
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
Spanish :
localidad
— site of certain activity, neighbourhood
Finnish :
paikkakunta
— limitation to a county, district, or place
Finnish :
paikka
— limitation to a county, district, or place
German :
Ortsbezogenheit
— limitation to a county, district, or place
German :
örtliche Zuständigkeit
— limitation to a county, district, or place
French :
localité
— built-up area (city, town or village)
German :
Ortschaft
— built-up area (city, town or village)
Polish :
miejscowość
— built-up area (city, town or village)
Russian :
населённый пункт
(naseljónnyj punkt)
— built-up area (city, town or village)
Swedish :
tätort
— built-up area (city, town or village)
Ukrainian :
насе́лений пункт
(nasélenyj punkt)
— built-up area (city, town or village)
Finnish :
sijainti
— phrenology: perceptive faculty
