locationaladj.
/lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃn̩(ə)l/, /lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃən(ə)l/, U.S. /loʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)nəl/ Of or relating to location or a location (in various senses).
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the world > space > place > [adjective]
placely?1548
local1605
locational1855
1855 New Orleans Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 11 523 The book is interspersed with meteorological and mortuary, locational charts and tables.
1897 Jrnl. School Geogr. Dec. 320 The student of locational geography will find much in the model that will help him in his studies.
1926 Cleaning & Dyeing World Oct. 19 He has one advantage, however, which the extensive advertiser does not have, and that is locational identification.
1960 S. M. Robbins & N. E. Terleckyj (title) Money metropolis: a locational study of financial activities in the New York region.
1967 E. P. Eichler & M. Kaplan Community Builders vii. 122 Janss/Conejo has..the locational advantage of cleaner air and cooler summer temperatures than most of the Los Angeles area.
1982 R. M. W. Dixon Where have all Adjectives Gone? i. 60 A number of languages..have one verb with the senses ‘go’ and ‘come’, direction being shown by a locational adverb.
2008 Outlook 11 Feb. 70/2 Perhaps locational integrity is a bit much to ask from a flick which aims to be just an ‘entertaining comic-thriller’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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