locality

[loh-kal-i-tee]

noun

plural

localities 

1. a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there.

   They moved to another locality.

2. the state or fact of being local or having a location.

   the locality that every material object must have.

locality

/ ləʊˈkælɪtɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of locality¹

From the Late Latin word locālitās, dating back to 1620–30. See local, -ity

Example Sentences

The situation remains difficult in the rest of the country, where several localities in the south and centre are under jihadist blockade and where fuel convoys are slow to arrive.

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Sussex Police said officers "worked to keep any disruption in the locality to a minimum" and there were no arrests.

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In the western Kursk region, "a fire broke out at one of the power plants in the village of Korenevo," cutting power to 10 localities, Governor Alexander Khinshtein announced on Telegram.

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It indirectly governs villages via agreements tailored to different localities, claiming in its propaganda to be defending the local populations.

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The Vietnamese national weather forecaster says hundreds of localities in seven cities and provinces are at risk of flooding and landslides in the next six hours.

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Related Words

• district 
• parish 
• region 
• zone