locale (noun)

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• locale — ► NOUN ▪ a place associated with particular events. ORIGIN French local locality , respelled to indicate stress on the final syllable …   English terms dictionary

• locale — noun Etymology: modification of French local, from local, adjective Date: 1772 1. a place or locality especially when viewed in relation to a particular event or characteristic 2. site, scene < the locale of a story > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• locale — (n.) 1772, local, from Fr. local, noun use of local (adj.), from L. locus place (see LOCUS (Cf. locus)). English spelling with e (1816) probably is based on morale or else to indicate stress. The word s right to exist depends upon the question… …   Etymology dictionary

• locale — noun (C) the place where something happens or where the action takes place in a book or a film: We need a tropical locale for this scene …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• locale — noun the advantages of living in a rural locale Syn: place, site, spot, area; position, location, setting, scene, venue, background, backdrop, environment; neighborhood, district, region, locality …   Thesaurus of popular words

• locale — noun /ləʊˈkɑːl,loʊˈkæl/ a) The place where something happens. b) The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, paper format, currency and time formats, character encoding etc …   Wiktionary

• locale — UK [ləʊˈkɑːl] / US [loʊˈkæl] noun [countable] Word forms locale : singular locale plural locales formal 1) the place where something happens 2) the place where the story of a book, film etc is set …   English dictionary

• locale — /loʊˈkal / (say loh kahl) noun a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it: *Hence we find that Queensland is the locale of so many ballads of this period; and Bulletin writers and others constantly …  

• locale — lo|cale [ləuˈka:l US lou ] n formal [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: local (noun), from local (adjective); LOCAL1] the place where something happens or where the action takes place in a book or a film = ↑setting ▪ people who see the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• locale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See location. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vicinity, territory, district; see area 2 , region 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A surrounding area: environment, environs, locality, neighborhood,… …   English dictionary for students

• locale — lo|cale [ lou kæl ] noun count FORMAL 1. ) the place where something happens 2. ) the place where the story of a book, movie, etc. is set …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English