locality

lo·cal·i·ty

noun \lō-ˈka-lə-tē\

plural lo·cal·i·ties

Definition of LOCALITY

1

: the fact or condition of having a location in space or time

2

: a particular place, situation, or location

Examples of LOCALITY

1. The plant has only been found in one locality.
2. a locality with high housing prices

First Known Use of LOCALITY

1628

Related to LOCALITY

Synonyms: emplacement, locale, place, location, locus, point, position, site, spot, venue, where

Related Words: scene; precinct, region, section, sector; here, there

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Rhymes with LOCALITY

anality, banality, brutality, carnality, causality, centrality, extrality, fatality, feudality, finality, formality, frontality, frugality, legality, lethality, mentality, modality, morality, mortality, nasality, natality, neutrality, nodality, orality, plurality, primality, rascality, reality, regality, rurality, sodality, tonality, totality, venality, vitality, vocality