Definitions for localeloʊˈkæl, -ˈkɑl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lo•caleloʊˈkæl, -ˈkɑl(n.)
a place or locality, esp. with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
to move to a warmer locale.
the scene or setting, as of a novel, play, or motion picture.
Origin of locale:
1765–75; alter. of earlier local < F: n. use of the adj. See local
Princeton's WordNet
venue, locale, locus(noun)
the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
Wiktionary
locale(Noun)
The place where something happens.
Being near running water and good shade, the explorers decided it was a good locale for setting up camp.
locale(Noun)
The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, paper format, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.
Origin: From local (adj), nominal use of the adjective.
Webster Dictionary
Locale(noun)
a place, spot, or location
Locale(noun)
a principle, practice, form of speech, or other thing of local use, or limited to a locality
Translations for locale
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
local(adjective)
belonging to a certain place or district
The local shops are very good; local problems.
- plaaslikAfrikaans

- مَحَلّيArabic

- местенBulgarian

- localPortuguese (BR)

- místníCzech

- Orts-...German

- lokal; stedligDanish

- τοπικόςGreek

- local, del barrio, de la zonaSpanish

- kohalikEstonian

- محلیFarsi

- paikallinenFinnish

- local, du quartierFrench

- מְקוֹמִיHebrew

- स्थानीय, सीमितHindi

- lokalniCroatian

- hely(bel)iHungarian

- lokalIndonesian

- stað-, staðar-, staðbundinnIcelandic

- localeItalian

- 地域のJapanese

- 현지의Korean

- vietinisLithuanian

- vietējsLatvian

- tempatanMalay

- plaatselijkDutch

- lokal, stedligNorwegian

- miejscowyPolish

- محلیPersian

- محلىPashto

- localPortuguese

- localRomanian

- местныйRussian

- miestnySlovak

- lokalenSlovenian

- lokalniSerbian

- lokal, orts-Swedish

- ประจำท้องถิ่นThai

- yerelTurkish

- 當地的,本地的,地方的Chinese (Trad.)

- місцевийUkrainian

- مقامیUrdu

- địa phươngVietnamese

- 地方的,当地的,本地的Chinese (Simp.)

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