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Locale

[loh-kal, -kahl]

noun

a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it: to move to a warmer locale.

the scene or setting, as of a novel, play, or motion picture: The locale is a small Kansas town just before World War I.

Origin:
1765–75; alteration of earlier local < French: noun use of the adj. See local

Can be confused: local, locale, locality, location.

Synonyms
1. location, site, spot.

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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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Example Sentences

But marriage has not changed their world, only the locale of their parties.

In any event, there are temporary options for you in your new locale.

Education is so mandatory that you see nomads walk for hours to attend the nearest school in their locale.

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But marriage has not changed their world, only the locale of their parties.

In any event, there are temporary options for you in your new locale.

Education is so mandatory that you see nomads walk for hours to attend the nearest school in their locale.

Destination-savvy travelers seek out businesses that emphasize the character of the locale.

Blood racing through a brain region's web of vessels is a sign that nerve cells in that locale have kicked into action.

Vozar feels constrained to stick in an urban locale.

The campus got a donor to renovate a locale where the whole dept could be housed under one roof.

Buy a guidebook, history, or work of fiction set in the locale.

The sustainability of a particular locale depends on the technology available.

She takes all the time in the world to establish her plot, her people and her locale.

The chances of finding a solid position in your current locale are likely to be slim to none.

The online index is organized alphabetically by locale name.

Setting is, well, setting-meaning the trip's locale as well as cultural context.

Unfortunately, they are trapped by a wildfire and the ranger must save them by parachuting into their locale.

VT is not some wild west locale where minors can slap their money on the counter and walk away with whatever firearm they desire.

Phoenix's landing site was chosen because orbital observations suggested the locale was rich in ice.

Dartmoor is, objectively, a sparsely populated locale.

Rocco is naïve but he has the tourist guide's instinct for finding the colorful locale.

Besides reading the histories, take a moment to get in touch with the ethos of the locale.

The garden's orchids, bromeliads, palm and guava trees underscore the tropical locale.

His food supplies were low, and he felt emotionally thin, stressed by loneliness and the inhospitable locale.

Naming your child for a geographic locale acts as tribute and a souvenir to that place.

The locale had a worn look that came from a lot of flippered feet kicking the reef and hands grabbing for a closer look.

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World English Dictionary

locale (ləʊˈkɑːl)

—n
	a place or area, esp with reference to events connected with it

[C18: from French local (n use of adj); see local]

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Word Origin & History

locale

1772, from Fr. local, noun use of local (adj.), from L. locus "place." Spelling with -e is probably based on morale.

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"The word's right to exist depends upon the question whether the two indispensable words locality & scene give all the shades of meaning required, or whether something intermediate is useful." [Fowler]

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locale definition

programming
A geopolitical place or area, especially in the context of configuring an operating system or application program with its character sets, date and time formats, currency formats etc.
Locales are significant for internationalisation and localisation.
(1999-06-09)

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