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locality Definition

lo·cal·ity (lō kalə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. position with regard to surrounding objects, landmarks, etc. a sense of locality
  2. a place; district; neighborhood

Etymology: Fr localité < LL localitis: see local

locality Synonyms

locality

n.

  1. Area

    district, section, sector; see area 2, region 1.

  2. Position

    spot, location, site; see position 1.

  3. Neighborhood

    block, vicinity, district; see neighborhood.

locality Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • contrast: In addition, a field course module is based on a contrasting locality in Spain, France or the Netherlands.
  • define: However, general practice and primary care can easily become educationally isolated within a defined locality.
  • serve: There are about ten altogether which possibly served different localities within the parish in the Middle Ages.
  • neighbor: The overall rate of hospital admissions in this area is higher than in neighboring localities.
  • compare: Pupils are asked to identify places from their postcodes and use links to Internet sites to locate and compare localities.
  • surround: Within the surrounding locality are many beautiful gardens, historic houses and National Trust properties - all well worth a visit.

Adjective modifier

  • scattered: Nesting grounds for the birds were limited, and were confined to scattered ice-free localities.
  • immediate: This theme echoed the changes taking place in the immediate locality through the governments Urban Renaissance strategy.
  • geographical: Working with our clients we are in the final stages of establishing Client User Forums across all NHS SBS processes and geographical localities.
  • particular: Now for two personal sites which will be of value to readers with interests in particular localities.
  • geographic: Even more problematic are attempts to infer the reasons why those activities took place at a particular geographic locality.
  • specified: Determine the scope of commercial fruit growing in a specified locality.

Modifies a noun

manager: The results of which were fed back to the Podiatry team, locality managers so that changes could be implemented.

Noun used with modifier

  • birding: We'll spend today at one of Central America's premier birding localities.
  • following: Local sites The following localities represent, in part, the geology of this county.
  • learner: Assessment Criteria 10.1 Explain the legal requirements for fundraising, in the learners locality.
  • type: In addition the type localities of more than half of them are found there.

Possessives

learner: Explain how an animal breeder in the learner's locality selects animals from which to breed, for a commercial breeding program.

Preposition: in

county: The reserve is currently the only known locality in the counties for several species of mosses and liverworts.

Preposition: for

species: It is the single known Colonsay locality for the species and is representative of the south-western part of the species ' range in Scotland.