locale

noun

lo·​cale lō-ˈkal 

1

: a place or locality especially when viewed in relation to a particular event or characteristic

chose a tropical island as the locale for their wedding

2

: site, scene

the locale of a story

Synonyms of locale

• location
• venue
• place
• site

Examples of locale in a Sentence

They chose a tropical island as the locale for their wedding.

the locale of the story

Recent Examples on the Web

Now first-year head coach Joe Brady will make his debut in a locale where Allen never has won and against a hungry foe. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

His Together, Together Tour, which in 2026 consisted mostly of extended runs in a handful of cities, will continue into the spring and summer of 2027, as a true road show, with fewer dates and more locales. — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

The discovery also establishes Bianfu Cave in the mountains of Yunnan province as a new and exciting locale in the study of human origins. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

But success has been elusive—which, McDowell says, is all the more remarkable, given the site’s near-ideal remote, equatorial locale. — Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

modification of French local, from local, adjective

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for locale

• canal
• chorale
• corral
• morale
• royale
• artisanal
• bal
• dal
• gal
• mal
• pal
• sal

Kids Definition

locale

noun

lo·​cale lō-ˈkal 

: a place where something happens or is supposed to happen

the locale of the accident

the locale of a play