locality
A particular place
Locality is a particular place or area, especially in relation to what's there or what happens there: Several smartphones were stolen in the locality.
The word often emphasizes geographic specificity—the locality of a disease outbreak, the customs of a particular locality.
It can sound slightly formal or administrative compared to simpler alternatives like area or neighborhood.
Collective of connected people
- districtBounded administrative area
- quarterOne of four parts
- suburbOutlying residential district
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
borough · parish · township · hamlet · village · precinct · ward · block
Designated location
address · position · whereabouts · premises · grounds · territory · domain · region
Physical feature mapping
- terrainLand's physical features
- elevationHeight above reference point
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- landformNatural terrain feature
valley · plateau · basin · climate · coordinates · latitude · longitude · region
At small distance
- adjacentDirectly next to
- closeNearby or to shut
- neighboringSituated beside another
- surroundingEnclosing on all sides
immediate · vicinity · contiguous · accessible · convenient · proximate · next-door · adjoining
Legal authority's scope
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- municipalityLocal governing district
- zoningSectioning areas by use
ordinance · boundary · redistricting · constituency · electorate · charter · incorporation · annexation
People living somewhere
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- townspeopleMunicipal area inhabitants
- populaceInhabitants of a place
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
solidarity · belonging · kinship · neighbors · cohesion · cooperation · support · network
community
Collective of connected people
enclave · borough · parish · township · hamlet · village · precinct · ward · block · residential
site
Designated location
setting · address · position · whereabouts · premises · grounds · territory · domain · region · zone
topography
Physical feature mapping
- terrainLand's physical features
- elevationHeight above reference point
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
landform · valley · plateau · basin · climate · coordinates · latitude · longitude · region · environs
nearby
At small distance
- adjacentDirectly next to
- closeNearby or to shut
- neighboringSituated beside another
surrounding · immediate · vicinity · contiguous · accessible · convenient · proximate · next-door · adjoining · abutting
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- municipalityLocal governing district
zoning · ordinance · boundary · redistricting · constituency · electorate · charter · incorporation · annexation · planning
residents
People living somewhere
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- townspeopleMunicipal area inhabitants
- populaceInhabitants of a place
fellowship · solidarity · belonging · kinship · neighbors · cohesion · cooperation · support · network · togetherness
- Chomsky linguisticsuniversal grammar, merge, move, minimalist program, Noam Chomsky
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- regionsregion, regions, area, areas, zone
- areasarea, zone, region, sector, district
- regionalvicinity, neighborhood, area, zone, province
- settlementsvillage, cities, hamlet, city, towns
localitygenerality
Nonspecific broad assertion
abstraction · universality · vagueness · placelessness · nowhere
- localized painDiscomfort in specific area
- localized infectionContained pathogenic invasion
- localized treatmentIntervention at affected area
localized, localize, localism, localization, localizing, localities, localist, localizers