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- [loh-kal, -kahl]
- /loʊˈkæl, -ˈkɑl/
- /ləˈkɑːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loh-kal, -kahl]
- /loʊˈkæl, -ˈkɑl/
Definitions of locale word
- noun locale a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it: to move to a warmer locale. 1
- noun 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. 1
- noun locale A place where something happens or is set, or that has particular events associated with it. 1
- noun locale local area 1
- noun locale setting, venue 1
- noun Definition of locale in Technology (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. 1
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Origin of locale
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
1765-75; alteration of earlier local < French: noun use of the adj. See local
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Parts of speech for Locale
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locale popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
locale usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for locale
noun locale
- neighborhood — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
- venue — Law. the place of a crime or cause of action. the county or place where the jury is gathered and the cause tried. the designation, in the pleading, of the jurisdiction where a trial will be held. the statement naming the place and person before whom an affidavit was sworn.
- location — memory location
- locality — a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there: They moved to another locality.
- sector — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
Antonyms for locale
noun locale
- unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
- benefit — The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
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