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Definition of "locale" []

  • A place, especially with reference to a particular event: the locale of a crime. (noun)
  • The scene or setting, as of a novel. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "locale" in a sentence
  • "And of course the term locale has to be thrown in there too -- has any term been overused as much as it, really?"
  • "The locale is not so much the important thing; the ground support infrastructure, the capability, the techniques, the incredible behind-the-scenes team can not just simply be re-invented overnight in a few years."
  • "When we feel similar to a only child in locale but a x-mas tree, heres a list of"
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