locality

lo·cal·i·ty  (l-kl-t)

n. pl. lo·cal·i·ties

1. A particular neighborhood, place, or district: "Localities, even individual villages, developed their own languages" (Wall Street Journal).

2. The fact or quality of having position in space.

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[French localité, from Late Latin loclits, from loclis, local; see local.]

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locality

Noun

pl -ties

1. a neighbourhood or area

2. the site or scene of an event

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

locality - a surrounding or nearby region; "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" neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity gold coast - a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area; "Chicago's gold coast is along Lake Michigan" 'hood - (slang) a neighborhood place - a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago" proximity - the region close around a person or thing scenery - the appearance of a place section - a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"

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locality

noun 1. neighbourhood, area, region, district, vicinity, neck of the woods (informal)

noun 2. site, place, setting, position, spot, scene, location, locale

Translations

locality [ləuˈkælɪtɪ] n → localidad f

locality [ləuˈkælɪtɪ] n → région f, environs mpl (= position); lieu m

locality [ləuˈkælɪtɪ] local n → Gegend f

locality [ləuˈkælɪtɪ] n → località f inv (= position); posto, luogo