locality

American  

[loh-kal-i-tee] / loʊˈkæl ɪ ti /

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.

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locality British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of locality

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

Example Sentences

“For too long, burdensome red tape has stood in the way of progress localities want to see, making it too hard to deliver critical housing and infrastructure,” Hochul said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal

In some places, localities have set minimum wages higher than those mandated throughout the rest of the state.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Department of Housing and Urban Development doles out some $60 billion each year to states and localities to subsidize rent for low-income households.

From The Wall Street Journal

“As localities across the state compete to attract more film production, San Francisco must stay in the game,” Mandelman said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Barron's

Related Words

• district
• parish
• region
• zone