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

But a growing number of states and localities are raising their pay floors to $15 an hour or higher, providing workers a somewhat larger financial cushion, Paul Davidson reports. —Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024

Brother Justus Whiskey and the balance of locality and invention to honor heritage and craft. —Lilian Raji, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024

Doing so shifted some of the costs of educating Native students from the federal government to states and localities, which often pushed back, leading to a series of court cases in the 1920s and 1930s about the financial responsibility for serving Native students. —TIME, 25 Nov. 2024

The states and localities are then responsible for giving out (or choosing not to give out) whichever vaccines are recommended, and sometimes paid for, by the federal government. —Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

locality

noun

lo·​cal·​i·​ty lō-ˈkal-ət-ē 

plural localities

: a place and its surroundings