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- [loh-key-shuh n]
- /loʊˈkeɪ ʃən/
- /ləʊˈkeɪʃn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loh-key-shuh n]
- /loʊˈkeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of location word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of LOCATION memory location 3
- noun location a place of settlement, activity, or residence: This town is a good location for a young doctor. 1
- noun location a place or situation occupied: a house in a fine location. 1
- noun location a tract of land of designated situation or limits: a mining location. 1
- noun location Movies. a place outside of the studio that is used for filming a movie, scene, etc. 1
- noun location Computers. any position on a register or memory device capable of storing one machine word. 1
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Origin of location
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Latin locātiōn- (stem of locātiō) a placing. See locate, -ion
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Parts of speech for Location
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
location popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
location usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for location
noun location
- 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.
- district — a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
- area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
- locale — a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it: to move to a warmer locale.
- 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.
Antonyms for location
noun location
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- dislocation — an act or instance of dislocating.
- mislocation — to misplace.
Top questions with location
- what is my location?
- what is my current location?
- what is my ip location?
- how to share location on iphone?
- how to create a location on instagram?
- how to turn off mock location?
- where is my location?
- how to change your location on iphone?
- what is there to do around my location?
- how to turn location services on?
- where is bora bora location?
- how to turn on location services?
- how to turn off location on iphone?
- how to turn off location services?
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