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
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Examples of locality in a Sentence
The plant has only been found in one locality.
a locality with high housing prices
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Most shutdown coverage inadvertently highlights activities that should be left purely to citizens—or if necessarily governmental, to the states and localities.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Among the findings: States and localities received more than $6 billion in opioid settlement funds in 2022 and 2023.
—Aneri Pattani, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Even smaller localities such as Pacific Grove, California, and Hull, Massachusetts, have planned their own festivities.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
But other Virginia localities with more than 2,300 unaccompanied migrant children include Alexandria, Manassas and Falls Church.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Among the findings: States and localities received more than $6 billion in opioid settlement funds in 2022 and 2023.
—Aneri Pattani, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Even smaller localities such as Pacific Grove, California, and Hull, Massachusetts, have planned their own festivities.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
But other Virginia localities with more than 2,300 unaccompanied migrant children include Alexandria, Manassas and Falls Church.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for locality
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“Locality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locality. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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