a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it: to move to a warmer locale.
the scene or setting, as of a novel, play, or motion picture: The locale is a small Kansas town just before World War I.
Origin of locale
1765–75; alteration of earlier local<French: noun use of the adj. See local
SYNONYMS FOR locale
1 location, site, spot.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH locale
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Words nearby locale
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Casting directors also looked for actors in London, Germany, a theater in New York, and other locales.
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This scattered reality will likely continue for the foreseeable future and have significant impacts on paid search performance that varies by locale and industry.
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It’s easier being a host at a neutral locale than at a place you also have to safeguard.
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Though scientists suspected that crocs long ago colonized one of the locales before journeying to the other, the fossil record hadn’t painted a clear picture of which came first.
An ancient skull hints crocodiles swam from Africa to the Americas|Carolyn Wilke|July 23, 2020|Science News
Just as with any domestic SEO strategy, links are essential in building the authority of your website within a target locale.
Six must-know international SEO tips to expand business|Edward Coram James|June 3, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Hitchcock nodded and replied, “Call it Prosciutto and change the locale to Italy.”
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The locale was not Perugia, but Seville, in Spain, a country I have lived in and love.
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And, sure, it helps when the locale staging the fight is New York City.
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He scavenged the locale dump, built a bike, and sold it to one of the kids in the brick houses.
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The locale remains nameless, but the physical details of the estate are highly specific.
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I'll first discover the locale of this worthy colonel—'Hydrabad Cottage' he calls it; good, eh?
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete|Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
The next tale, having a locale in Bonn, occurred at a time when priests married and had a family.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
The locale of this story is in California, where a few socialists establish a little community.
The Eternal City|Hall Caine
But, as its locale is the South, and its principal character a slave, the story incidentally portrays some features of slavery.
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If period furniture is called for, the producer must be competent to say what is correct for the locale and the period.
The Art of Stage Dancing|Ned Wayburn
British Dictionary definitions for locale
locale
/ (ləʊˈkɑːl) /
noun
a place or area, esp with reference to events connected with it