lo·cal·i·ty (l -k l  -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. [French localité, from Late Latin loc  lits, from loclis, local; see local.] |
locality [ləʊˈkælɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. a neighbourhood or area
2. the site or scene of an event
3. the fact or condition of having a location or position in space
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| 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"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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