locality

A particular area where people live or where something happens.

• There are three schools in this locality.
• Police searched several nearby localities.
• Residents want better bus services for their locality.

Similar words: area, district, neighborhood

Common phrases: in the locality, each locality

The surroundings and particular features of a place.

• The hotel stands in a peaceful locality.
• We liked the green and open locality around the house.
• The locality has changed since the new buildings appeared.

Similar words: surroundings, setting

Common phrases: rural locality, pleasant locality

The fact that something exists at a particular place in space.

• The essay examines the locality of physical objects.
• Locality connects an object with a particular place.
• Their theory questions whether locality is necessary for physical existence.

Common phrases: spatial locality, physical locality

The particular place where an object is situated.

• The locality of the specimen was recorded.
• We could not establish the object’s exact locality.
• The notebook lists the locality of each discovery.

How to use it: locality of something (The map shows the locality of the fossil.)

Similar words: location, position

Common phrases: exact locality, fossil locality

The restriction of something to one particular place or district.

• The locality of the rule restricts its application.
• They questioned the strict locality of the court’s authority.
• The study emphasizes the locality of this ancient practice.

How to use it: locality of something (The locality of the custom limits its influence.)

Similar words: local restriction

Common phrases: locality of something, strict locality