locality
/ləʊˈkæləti/loh-KA-luh-tee
/loʊˈkæləti/loh-KA-luh-tee
Meaningthe state of being in a place
Common meaning: an area
- loca place, spotLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1074 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinlocus‘a place, spot’
- Frenchlocal
- Englishlocal‘belonging to a nearby area’
- Englishformed in English from locallocality‘an area’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from local + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), LOCAL, p.338 · scan
Roots
- locus Latin “a place, spot”
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