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- pronunciation:
- lo
kael
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a place, esp. as the setting of some event.
The couple chose a picturesque locale in the mountains for their wedding.Southeastern Turkey is the locale of a famous archaeological discovery.- synonyms:
- area, place, site, spot, venue
- similar words:
- district, locality, quarter, region, scene, section, territory, vicinity, zone
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| definition 2: |
the scene or setting, as of a story, novel, play, or film.
Venice at the turn of the century is the locale of the film.The author has chosen the backstreets of Dublin for the locale of her most recent novel.- synonyms:
- location, place, scene, setting
- similar words:
- atmosphere, backdrop, region
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| related words: |
community, location, territory |
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