locality
Americannoun
plural
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a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there.
They moved to another locality.
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the state or fact of being local or having a location.
the locality that every material object must have.
noun
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a neighbourhood or area
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the site or scene of an event
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the fact or condition of having a location or position in space
Etymology
Origin of locality
From the Late Latin word locālitās, dating back to 1620–30. See local, -ity
Example Sentences
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Nagi says that the conversation motivated her to visit the boy's slum community and she offered to spruce up the locality by decorating the walls with murals.
From BBC
When federal policies impose fiscal, administrative or manpower burdens on states and localities, there should be a way of compensating them.
“This is a blueprint for states and localities to also reduce red tape,” said Libby Cantrill, head of public policy at Pimco.
After answering a user query about Santa Fe, the chatbox provided a link to a desert cottage in the locality.
From Los Angeles Times
The electoral law only allows for a postponement in individual localities.
From Barron's
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