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 of locality

• 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

The state and its localities depend heavily on federal dollars and on assumptions that the federal government will keep the inflation tax and the debt machine running smoothly. — Judi Willard, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026

Last week at the Nia Nia health zone in Ituri province, some Ebola responders, including surveillance and community engagement officers, went on strike over unpaid bonuses owed since late August, a common trend across many affected localities. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

And already this week, at least one county official is raising questions about why his locality is on the DOJ's list. — Miles Parks, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026

In the 2022 election, these lists’ constituent parties received approximately 86% of the votes cast in Arab localities. — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

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