locale
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lo·cale /ləʊˈkɑːl $ loʊ-/ noun [countable] formal PLACEthe place where something happens or where the action takes place in a book or a film 〔书或电影中某事发生的〕地点，现场 SYN setting people who see the countryside as a locale for recreation 把乡间视为娱乐消遣之地的人Examples from the Corpus
locale• The North East was by 1914 a locale of a particularly organized capitalism.• As in La conjuracion de Venecia, each act corresponds to a set change within the same general locale.• The flavor of these birds tends to vary, owing mostly to differences in locale and diet rather than kinship.• Of course, Belfast isn't the only Northern locale where you catch good live music over the coming weeks.• Dominic said it was a fraudulent use of locale, a piece of charlatanism.• For reasons of privacy, there still can be no names mentioned or locales identified.• Malta is the perfect locale for the conference.Origin locale (1700-1800) French local (noun), from local (adjective); → LOCAL1lo·cale nounChineseSyllable
something the happens where or where the Corpus place action
locale
lo‧cale /ləʊˈkɑːl $ loʊ-/
noun [countable] formal
SYN setting:
people who see the countryside as a locale for recreation
lo‧cale /ləʊˈkɑːl $ loʊ-/
noun [countable] formal Word Family: noun: local, location, relocation, locale, locality, localization, dislocation, relocation; verb: locate, dislocate, relocate, localize; adjective: local, localized, dislocated; adverb: locally
the place where something happens or where the action takes place in a book or a film SYN setting: