locale

[loh-kal, -kahl]

noun

1. a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it.

   to move to a warmer locale.

   Synonyms: spot, site, location

2. the scene or setting, as of a novel, play, or motion picture.

   The locale is a small Kansas town just before World War I.

locale

/ ləʊˈkɑːl /

noun

1. a place or area, esp with reference to events connected with it

Word History and Origins

Origin of locale¹

1765–75; alteration of earlier local < French: noun use of the adj. See local

Word History and Origins

Origin of locale¹

C18: from French local (n use of adj); see _local

Example Sentences

And with one doctor for every 2,500 residents, locales such as Fairfax are in a physician crisis.

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They serve as an affecting complement to the production stories, many of which take place in and around L.A. and other Southern California locales.

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Many residents decamped for suburbs and less expensive locales.

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That will be true even if officials also eventually impose other measures, such as closing the match to fans of both teams or moving it to a neutral third locale.

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This refreshingly original tour of the ancient world’s lesser-known locales challenges readers to imagine familiar stories from the other side for a change, and only occasionally overextends by trying to rehabilitate its subjects’ bad reputations.

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Related Words

• locality 
• location 
• neighborhood 
• venue