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Noun: locality  low'ka-lu-tee
  1. A particular area; the surrounding or nearby region
    "it is a rugged locality";
    - vicinity, neighborhood [US], neighbourhood [Brit, Cdn], neck of the woods [informal], vicinage [N. Amer], backyard
     
  2. The situation or position of an object
    "The exact locality of the buried treasure remained a mystery"

Derived forms: localities

Type of: section

Encyclopedia: Locality