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
Examples of locality in a Sentence
The plant has only been found in one locality.
a locality with high housing prices
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Congressional Democrats say the administration’s abrupt cancellation of HHS grants to states and localities worth tens of billions of dollars is shortsighted and harmful.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, those localities to the right (or east) of this line will be able to see at least a part of this eclipse near sunrise.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
These included many activities and localities in the future state that were important to them – mining, farming and water transportation.
—Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025
The money would be used to incentivize localities to cut regulations that impede building, and would go to first-time homebuyers, among other things.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, those localities to the right (or east) of this line will be able to see at least a part of this eclipse near sunrise.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
These included many activities and localities in the future state that were important to them – mining, farming and water transportation.
—Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025
The money would be used to incentivize localities to cut regulations that impede building, and would go to first-time homebuyers, among other things.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for locality
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“Locality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locality. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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