locality Definition
lo·cal·ity (lō kal′ə tē)
noun pl. -·ties
- position with regard to surrounding objects, landmarks, etc. a sense of locality
- a place; district; neighborhood
Etymology: Fr localité < LL localitis: see local
locality Synonyms
locality
n.
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.
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