location

American  

[loh-key-shuhn] / loʊˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. a place of settlement, activity, or residence.

   This town is a good location for a young doctor.

2. a place or situation occupied.

   a house in a fine location.

3. a tract of land of designated situation or limits.

   a mining location.

4. Movies. a place outside of the studio that is used for filming a movie, scene, etc.

5. Computers. any position on a register or memory device capable of storing one machine word.

6. the act of locating; state of being located.

7. Civil Law. a letting or renting.

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idioms

1. on location, engaged in filming at a place away from the studio, especially one that is or is like the setting of the screenplay.

   on location in Rome.

location British  

/ ləʊˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. a site or position; situation

2. the act or process of locating or the state of being located

3. a place outside a studio where filming is done

   shot on location

4. 1. a Black African or Coloured township, usually located near a small town See also township

   2. (formerly) an African tribal reserve

5. computing a position in a memory capable of holding a unit of information, such as a word, and identified by its address

6. Roman law Scots law the letting out on hire of a chattel or of personal services

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Other Word Forms

• interlocation noun
• locational adjective
• locationally adverb
• nonlocation noun

Etymology

Origin of location

First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin locātiōn-, stem of locātiō “arrangement, rental,” in Late Latin: “placement,” equivalent to locate + -ion

Example Sentences

"You couldn't get a more Hashtag location," Owen added.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The library’s Miami location, next to the Freedom Tower, drew objections from Miami voters in a poll released late last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The real draw is the location: an easy, flat walk to Sundance Square, the Cultural District and Trinity Trails.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

This process is known as nanoscale heterogeneity, meaning that the composition changes depending on the exact location being studied.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

“There are nearly one million, six hundred eighty thousand different combinations of the first four characters. The chances the same combination would be at each location are astronomical.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Related Words

• area
• district
• locale
• neighborhood
• part
• point
• position
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• situation
• spot
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