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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"This enabled us to get enough specific locality information to prepare a Fossil Record Form and to scientifically catalogue the fossil," Daphne says.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

They said the decision had been taken after "listening to concerns about the impact of staging it in August, when other music festivals are taking place in the locality".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

No other government uses this system—no locality, no state, no country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

A second method for identifying a crop’s or animal’s site of domestication is to plot on a map the dates of the domesticated form’s first appearance at each locality.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

locality

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