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

Synonyms

• location
• place
• venue
• site

Examples of locality in a Sentence

The plant has only been found in one locality.

a locality with high housing prices

Recent Examples on the Web

Boards can no longer rely on ad hoc oversight; milestone inspections are now required every 30 years statewide, and even sooner for localities with tougher rules. —Maria Williams, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025

When the federal government abdicates its responsibility for public health, states, localities, and communities of experts can still try to fill the void. —Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025

Resident say the siege was carried out by members of the violent Kokorat San Ras gang based in the nearby locality of Ti Bwadòm in Gros-Morne in the Artibonite. —Ychmuth Corneille, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025

States and localities have filed waves of lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry to make energy companies pay for damages that communities face from climate change. —Michael Copley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for locality

• banality
• bestiality
• brutality
• carnality
• centrality
• chirality
• duality
• fatality
• finality
• formality
• frugality
• legality

Kids Definition

locality

noun

lo·​cal·​i·​ty lō-ˈkal-ət-ē 

plural localities

: a place and its surroundings