translocalityn.
/ˌtranslə(ʊ)ˈkalᵻti/, /ˌtrɑːnslə(ʊ)ˈkalᵻti/, /ˌtranzlə(ʊ)ˈkalᵻti/, /ˌtrɑːnzlə(ʊ)ˈkalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌtrænzloʊˈkælədi/, /ˌtræn(t)sloʊˈkælədi/ 1. The quality or state of being translocal.
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1977 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 36 64/1 The peculiar sensibility of the artist..is made available only in the translocal visual phenomenon which is the work of art, and that translocality..must inevitably involve the recognition of a relation among visual elements.
1997 Jrnl. Relig. in Afr. 27 137 They offer the individual the means and the techniques to create a subject identity that fits the condition of translocality—of not being part of a geographically fixed community.
2003 A. Fung in C.-C. Lee Chinese Media, Global Contexts xiii. 252 This chapter analyzes the transformation of Lau from a local celebrity to a..pan-Chinese icon, a process that..recreates him as a cultural-commercial symbol of translocality.
2018 F. Declich Translocal Connections across Indian Ocean 9 Translocality may be motivated by..economic drivers such as work and trade..that oblige people to live in mobility.
2. As a count noun: a geographical area characterized by an ethnically diverse, highly mobile, or migrant population, which forms a conduit for contact between disparate cultures.
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1995 Current Anthropol. 36 684/2 Appadurai's paper examined the challenge to the isomorphism of people, territory, and legitimate sovereignty constituted by ‘translocalities’.
1999 A. H. Mirfakhraie Transmigration & Identity Constr. (M.A. thesis, Simon Fraser Univ.) iv. 111 In many translocalities such as Vancouver and Toronto..Iranian identity is both a national and an ethnic identity.
2012 D. Mckay Global Filipinos 202 In a translocality, locals mix with circulating populations.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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