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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