locality
noun
lo·cal·i·ty
lō-ˈka-lə-tē 
plural localities
1
: the fact or condition of having a location in space or time
2
: a particular place, situation, or location
Examples of locality in a Sentence
The plant has only been found in one locality.
a locality with high housing prices
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President Trump has vowed to crack down on localities that don't back his immigration agenda.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 June 2025
The Justice Department previously sued Colorado and Illinois, as well as Chicago, Denver, Newark, N.J., and several other New Jersey localities over their sanctuary city policies.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 June 2025
More than 1 million children are estimated to live in the affected localities across Khartoum state.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
This was particularly frustrating for residents of localities that continued to meet in an all-remote format (due to the long tail of the COVID executive orders) while surrounding jurisdictions went back to regular meeting procedures.
—Matt Ehling, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 June 2025
The Justice Department previously sued Colorado and Illinois, as well as Chicago, Denver, Newark, N.J., and several other New Jersey localities over their sanctuary city policies.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 June 2025
More than 1 million children are estimated to live in the affected localities across Khartoum state.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
This was particularly frustrating for residents of localities that continued to meet in an all-remote format (due to the long tail of the COVID executive orders) while surrounding jurisdictions went back to regular meeting procedures.
—Matt Ehling, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for locality
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“Locality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locality. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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