locale
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it: to move to a warmer locale.
the scene or setting, as of a novel, play, or motion picture: The locale is a small Kansas town just before World War I.
Origin of locale
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How to use locale in a sentence
More than bawdy, though, The Ball adds a familiar unpretentiousness to trendy locales like Tao, Lavo, The Park, and Dream Hotel.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots | Emily Shire | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUntil recently, Thailand was one of the most unregulated locales for commercial surrogacy.
Even in the smallest of Indian locales, the divisions of geography and nationalism are played out on a micro scale.
Fullerton's most recent report indicates zero offenses even when considering non-campus locales.
You develop friendships over rounds of golf in exotic locales.
Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff On Congressional Travel Disclosure | Jack Abramoff | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Or on fait que ces qualits accidentelles tiennent souvent des causes qui peuvent tre purement locales.
Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) | James HuttonOn pourra en juger sur les circonstances locales que je vais rapporter.
Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) | James HuttonThe yield probably became better after camp groups became smaller, for locales were not hunted out as rapidly.
Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society | Robert F. MurphySome locales were known to have a plentiful supply of certain game animals.
Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society | Robert F. MurphyHe was also equipped with my chart of the area complete with locales of the remains.
Attrition | Jim Wannamaker
British Dictionary definitions for locale
/ (ləʊˈkɑːl) /
a place or area, esp with reference to events connected with it
Origin of locale
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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