Definitions

locality

[loh-kal-i-tee] / loʊˈkæl ɪ ti /

NOUN

environment

Synonyms

STRONG

ambiance area aura backdrop background circumstances climate conditions context domain element encompassment entourage environs habitat hood jungle locale location medium milieu neighborhood place purlieus scene scenery setting situation status surroundings terrain territory turf vicinity zoo

WEAK

neck of the woods stomping ground

NOUN

neighborhood

Synonyms

STRONGEST

district parish region zone

STRONG

adjacency area belt block closeness confines contiguity environs hood jungle locale nearness part precinct propinquity proximity purlieus quarter section slum street suburb territory tract turf vicinity ward zoo

WEAK

neck of the woods stomping ground vicinage

Antonyms

STRONG

distance remoteness whole

Example Sentences

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Nagi says that the conversation motivated her to visit the boy's slum community and she offered to spruce up the locality by decorating the walls with murals.

From BBC

When federal policies impose fiscal, administrative or manpower burdens on states and localities, there should be a way of compensating them.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This is a blueprint for states and localities to also reduce red tape,” said Libby Cantrill, head of public policy at Pimco.

From The Wall Street Journal

After answering a user query about Santa Fe, the chatbox provided a link to a desert cottage in the locality.

From Los Angeles Times

The electoral law only allows for a postponement in individual localities.

From Barron's

locality

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