as in native
a usually longtime resident of a locality visitors to the Florida Keys soon learn that "conch" is a term for a localite as well as a mollusk

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Recent Examples of localite Our list of hard studying localites include, from Beachwood, Celia Edelstein and Dorian Miller. Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 26 Jan. 2018
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Noun
  • The Havana native found a buyer for the pre-war SoHo abode and recently closed at the full asking price of just under $3.5 million.
    India Roby, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2025
  • That journey for the Moore, Oklahoma, native begins at the new Wake Forest University School of Medicine — Charlotte campus, the city’s first four-year medical school.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Modern IoT platforms give residents the ability to view consumption, receive alerts and customize temperature settings.
    John Alexander, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The Gaza residents, who COGAT — an Israeli says were at humanitarian aid distribution sites, told a CLA officer about how Hamas tries to disrupt the aid system through violence and manipulation.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025

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“Localite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/localite. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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