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

• emplacement
• locale
• location
• locus
• place
• point
• position
• site
• spot
• venue
• where

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

Pertinent now thanks to a new Trump executive order, two sections in particular (Titles IV and V, noted below) called for getting the federal government out of crisis response best left to states and localities. —Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025

Local Responsibility—a Larger Role for States and Communities With the federal government scaling back its role in public health, responsibility for improving health outcomes will increasingly fall on states and localities. —Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025

This New York law also impacts federal taxpayers as the state and localities receive massive amounts of federal aid in the form of grants, tax credits and loans for construction. —John Faso, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025

For example, California and lately Florida are high-cost real estate localities. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for locality

• banality
• bestiality
• brutality
• carnality
• centrality
• chirality
• duality
• fatality
• finality
• formality
• frugality
• legality

Kids Definition

locality

noun

lo·​cal·​i·​ty lō-ˈkal-ət-ē 

plural localities

: a place and its surroundings