locale

1 the area or space occupied by or intended for something we found an ideal locale for our annual picnic Synonyms emplacement, place, locality, location, locus, point, position, site, spot, venue, whereRelated Words scene; precinct, region, section, sector; here, there

2 the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set the movie's locale is ambiguous, though the architecture and dress are suggestive of 19th-century Europe Synonyms background, scene, settingRelated Words backdrop, scenery, set; mise-en-scène, tableau