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   lo·cal·i·ty

   /lōˈkalədē/

   noun

   • 1. the position or site of something: "the rock's size and locality" Similar positionplacesituationlocationspotpointsitescenesettingwhereaboutsbearingstechnical:locus
   • ▪ an area or neighborhood, especially as regarded as a place occupied by certain people or as the scene of particular activities: "a working-class locality" Similar vicinitysurrounding areaareaneighborhooddistrictregionenvironszonelocaleterritorycommunityinformal:neck of the woodstechnical:locus

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French localité or late Latin localitas, from localis ‘relating to a place’ (see local).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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