MEANING
A particular place or surrounding area considered as a distinct location.
Use it for
Place-specific customs; local incidents; geographic anchoringLocate a practice or event without claiming formal boundaries.
Words that belong together
- rural locality
- particular locality
- in the locality
On the page
Every locality had its own name for the midsummer celebration.
The report recorded how many clinics operated in each locality.
No one in the locality remembered the station being open.
Nearby words
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- locality
Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Neutral to formal; more specific than an entire region but does not prescribe exact size. Less intimate than neighborhood. Plural: localities. No other inflection applies to this noun.
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