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(lō kal′ə tē)

noun pl. localities

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

Origin: Fr localité < LL localitis: see local

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noun pl. lo·cal·i·ties

A particular neighborhood, place, or district: “Localities, even individual villages, developed their own languages” (Wall Street Journal).
The fact or quality of having position in space.

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Origin: French localité

Origin: , from Late Latin locālitās

Origin: , from locālis, local; see local

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