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locale definition

lo·cale (lō kal)

noun

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

Etymology: OFr local

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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