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locality.

The fact or quality of having a position in space.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/General-American/ləʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The fact or quality of having a position in space.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The features or surroundings of a particular place.

    countable · uncountable
    a rural locality
  3. The condition of being local.

    uncountable
  4. The situation or position of an object.

    countable · uncountable
  5. An area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood.

    countable · uncountable
  6. Limitation to a county, district, or place.

    countable · uncountable
  7. A built-up area, i.e. a city, town or village

    countable · uncountable
  8. The property or condition of a physical system adhering to the principle of locality.

    countable · uncountable
  9. The perceptive faculty concerned with the ability to remember the relative positions of places.

    countable · dated · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French localité, from Late Latin localitas, equivalent to local + -ity.

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