locality
part of speech
noun (a locality, localities)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) An area or neighbourhood; the place around a particular point. tree →
2) The exact place where something is found or happens, for example where a rock or plant was found. tree →
sense in the lessons
A formal word used in geography, science reports and official texts. Geography lessons ask about «the local area» or «your locality»: its shops, parks and roads. In science, a «locality» is where a sample, fossil or animal was found. Everyday talk uses «area» or «neighbourhood» instead. Phrases: in the locality, the immediate locality.
examples
- There are three schools in the locality. tree →
- We drew a map of our locality in geography. tree →
- The fossil was found in a locality near the coast. tree →
- Residents of the locality complained about the noise. tree →
- Is there a library in this locality? tree →
- The police searched the immediate locality. tree →
- The plant grows only in one small locality. tree →
- Our locality has a park, a shop and a bus stop. tree →
- They therefore attribute more importance than I to the exact form in which it is found and restrict it to the locality of birth. tree →
note
Countable: localities. Formal: in casual talk say «area», «neighbourhood» or «round here». Related: local (adjective), locate (verb), location (noun). Stress: lo-CAL-i-ty.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «locality» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.