Locality Meaning
/loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe fact or quality of having a position in space.
nounThe features or surroundings of a particular place.
Sentence Examples
The locality does not count for much in Japan.
A demonym is the name or term for the residents of a particular locality.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new grocery store will serve the entire ____ including several nearby villages.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Many of the people living in this ____ are retired and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the town today.
Word Origin & History
From French localité, from Late Latin localitas, equivalent to local + -ity.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It is thought that the soul and angels are devoid of quantity and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with grosser locality."
— 1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC:
"This shows temporal locality of reference in action because the CPU accesses i at three points in a short time period. This program also exhibits spatial locality of reference."
— 2004, Randall Hyde, Write Great Code, Volume 1: Understanding the Machine, page 154:
"locality of trial"
— 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
"The locality of trial required by the common law seems a consequence of the antient locality of jurisdiction. All over the world, actions transitory follow the person of the defendant, territorial suits must be discussed in the territorial tribunal. I may sue a Frenchman here for a debt contracted abroad; but lands lying in France must be sued for there, and English lands must be sued for in the kingdom of England."
— 1768, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England: 3:349--67, 370--81, 383--85:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new grocery store will serve the entire ____ including several nearby villages.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Many of the people living in this ____ are retired and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the town today.