locality

[loh-kal-i-tee] / loʊˈkæl ɪ ti /

NOUN

environment

Synonyms

STRONG

ambiance area aura backdrop background circumstances climate conditions context domain element encompassment entourage environs habitat hood jungle locale location medium milieu neighborhood place purlieus scene scenery setting situation status surroundings terrain territory turf vicinity zoo

WEAK

neck of the woods stomping ground

NOUN

neighborhood

Synonyms

STRONGEST

district parish region zone

STRONG

adjacency area belt block closeness confines contiguity environs hood jungle locale nearness part precinct propinquity proximity purlieus quarter section slum street suburb territory tract turf vicinity ward zoo

WEAK

neck of the woods stomping ground vicinage

Antonyms

STRONG

distance remoteness whole

Example Sentences

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In some places, localities have set minimum wages higher than those mandated throughout the rest of the state.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Department of Housing and Urban Development doles out some $60 billion each year to states and localities to subsidize rent for low-income households.

From The Wall Street Journal

“As localities across the state compete to attract more film production, San Francisco must stay in the game,” Mandelman said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

The situation remains difficult in the rest of the country, where several localities in the south and centre are under jihadist blockade and where fuel convoys are slow to arrive.

From Barron's

Sussex Police said officers "worked to keep any disruption in the locality to a minimum" and there were no arrests.

From BBC

locality

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