locale
[ loh-kal, -kahl ]
/ loʊˈkæl, -ˈkɑl /
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noun
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.
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Origin of locale
1765–75; alteration of earlier local<French: noun use of the adj. See local
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locale
/ (ləʊˈkɑːl) /
noun
a place or area, esp with reference to events connected with it
Word Origin for locale
C18: from French local (n use of adj); see local
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