locality — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The fact or quality of having a position in space.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   It is thought that the soul and angels are devoid of quantity and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with grosser locality.

2. The features or surroundings of a particular place.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   a rural locality

3. The condition of being local.

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   • Uncountable

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   This shows temporal locality of reference in action because the CPU accesses i at three points in a short time period. This program also exhibits spatial locality of reference.

4. The situation or position of an object.

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   • Uncountable

5. An area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

6. Limitation to a county, district, or place.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

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   locality of trial

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   The locality of trial required by the common law seems a consequence of the antient locality of jurisdiction. All over the world, actions transitory follow the person of the defendant, territorial suits must be discussed in the territorial tribunal. I may sue a Frenchman here for a debt contracted abroad; but lands lying in France must be sued for there, and English lands must be sued for in the kingdom of England.

7. A built-up area, i.e. a city, town or village

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8. The property or condition of a physical system adhering to the principle of locality.

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9. The perceptive faculty concerned with the ability to remember the relative positions of places.

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   • Countable
   • Dated
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Noun

1. a surrounding or nearby region

   Synonyms

   vicinityneighborhoodneighbourhoodneck of the woods

   Broader terms

   section

   Examples

   the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville

   it is a rugged locality

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   he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood

   I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods