locale

The definition of a locale is a specific place, especially in a story.

(noun)

An example of a locale is Rapunzel's tower.

See locale in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a place or locality, esp. with reference to events or circumstances connected with it, often as a setting for a story, play, etc.

Origin: OFr local

See locale in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A place, especially with reference to a particular event: the locale of a crime.
The scene or setting, as of a novel.

Origin:

Origin: From French local, local, locale

Origin: , from Old French; see local

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