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   locality

   /lə(ʊ)ˈkalɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the position or site of something: "the rock's size and locality" Similar positionplacesituationlocationspotpointsitescenesettingwhereaboutsbearingstechnical:locus
   • ▪ an area or neighbourhood: "she had few friends in the locality" Similar vicinitysurrounding areaareaneighbourhooddistrictregionenvironszonelocaleterritorycommunityinformal:neck of the woodstechnical:locus

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French localité or late Latin localitas, from localis ‘relating to a place’ (see local).

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

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   • Y

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