locale

UK: /ləʊˈkɑːl/ US: /loʊˈkæl/ ,(lō kal′, -käl′)

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lo•cale /loʊˈkæl/   n. [countable]

1. a place or locality:
   to move to a warmer locale.

See -loc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

lo•cale  (lō kal′, -käl′), n. 

1. a place or locality, esp. with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
   to move to a warmer locale.
2. the scene or setting, as of a novel, play, or motion picture:
   The locale is a small Kansas town just before World War I.

• French: noun, nominal use of the adjective, adjectival See local
• alteration of earlier local 1765–75

Synonyms

• 1. location, site, spot.

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locale / ləʊˈkɑːl/ noun

1. a place or area, esp with reference to events connected with it

Etymology: 18th Century: from French local (n use of adj); see local