local
adjective
pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial.
localness
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a word derived from
local.
Example Sentences
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The report said the plans for BBC stations to merge some programmes - part of the corporation's digital first strategy - would "dilute the sense of localness".
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2023
The variety of definitions may be why characters in a “Portlandia” sketch opted not to take a restaurant’s word and instead visited a farm to verify a chicken’s localness.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2018
“We believe it fits in the company – maybe not in the news division – but it fits in the company and the localness that we have,” Segal said.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jan. 21, 2014
So just how important is local news and the role of the local paper to the concept of localness and community?
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2012
Communications must destroy localness, by a slow, inevitable process.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
