neolocal

American

[nee-oh-loh-kuhl] / ˌni oʊˈloʊ kəl /

adjective

Anthropology.

living or located away from both the husband's and the wife's relatives.

a neolocal family.

Etymology

Origin of neolocal

First recorded in 1945–50; neo- + local

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neolocal

Ultimately, the mounted Shoshone may be just as profitably looked on as neolocal, as were the western Shoshone, for the couple did not necessarily live with or adjacent to either mate's parents.

From Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society by Murphy, Robert F.

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