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
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To ensure that the War on Poverty attacked discrimination directly, Shriver and OEO withheld federal funds if states and localities failed to comply with the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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Ryan Larochelle / Made By History, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
States and localities must fulfill their constitutional and moral mandate to educate all students, even if that means standing up to the president.
—Josh Rosenthal, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Queensland authorities said major flooding was underway in coastal Hinchinbrook Shire, a locality of around 11,000 people located about 310 miles north of the state capital, Brisbane.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025
Pay: If a remote worker has to relocate to an area with a higher cost of living — such as Washington, DC — their locality pay would have to be adjusted.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Larochelle / Made By History, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
States and localities must fulfill their constitutional and moral mandate to educate all students, even if that means standing up to the president.
—Josh Rosenthal, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Queensland authorities said major flooding was underway in coastal Hinchinbrook Shire, a locality of around 11,000 people located about 310 miles north of the state capital, Brisbane.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025
Pay: If a remote worker has to relocate to an area with a higher cost of living — such as Washington, DC — their locality pay would have to be adjusted.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 23 Jan. 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 21 Feb. 2025.
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