locale

locale

location; scene or setting, as in a film, play, or novel: filmed in a desert locale
Not to be confused with:local – pertaining to a particular place: local custom

lo·cale

L0220200 (lō-kăl′)n.1. A place, especially with reference to a particular event: the locale of a crime.2. The scene or setting, as of a novel.

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[From French local, local, locale, from Old French; see local.]

locale

(ləʊˈkɑːl) na place or area, esp with reference to events connected with it[C18: from French local (n use of adj); see local]

lo•cale

(loʊˈkæl, -ˈkɑl)

n. 1. a place or locality, esp. with reference to events or circumstances connected with it: to move to a warmer locale. 2. the scene or setting, as of a novel, play, or motion picture. [1765–75; alter. of earlier local < French: n. use of the adj. See local]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

locale - the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)locus, venuescene - the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"

locale

noun site, place, setting, position, spot, scene, location, venue, locality, locus An amusement park is the perfect locale for adventures.

locale

noun1. A surrounding area:environment, environs, locality, neighborhood, precinct (used in plural), surroundings, vicinity.2. A particular geographic area:locality, location, place.3. The place where an action or event occurs:scene, setting, site, stage.

Translations

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