locality
noun
lo·cal·i·ty
lō-ˈka-lə-tē 
plural localities
1
: the fact or condition of having a location in space or time
2
: a particular place, situation, or location
Synonyms
Examples of locality in a Sentence
The plant has only been found in one locality.
a locality with high housing prices
Recent Examples on the Web
By the numbers: As of Oct. 22, more than 100 Ohio localities had opted to enact local moratoriums that override the state law — more than double the bans reported in March.
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Sam Allard, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The burial ground came to light during investigations of an earlier Stone Age settlement in the locality of Tvååker, Varberg Municipality, in southern Sweden, Arkeologerna (The Archaeologists), the country's leading consultancy on archaeology and cultural environments, said in a press release.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
These municipalities also must conduct their canvass on election night, not the Monday after the election like other localities.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Since 2020, however, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found dinosaur remains buried shallowly across nine localities in the southwestern province of Yunnan and have carried out excavations.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Sam Allard, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The burial ground came to light during investigations of an earlier Stone Age settlement in the locality of Tvååker, Varberg Municipality, in southern Sweden, Arkeologerna (The Archaeologists), the country's leading consultancy on archaeology and cultural environments, said in a press release.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
These municipalities also must conduct their canvass on election night, not the Monday after the election like other localities.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Since 2020, however, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found dinosaur remains buried shallowly across nine localities in the southwestern province of Yunnan and have carried out excavations.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Locality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locality. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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