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meaning 'a scene or locality, especially with reference to an event or occurrence taking place there', was adopted in the 18th century from French in the form local and respelt in the 19th century by writers such as Walter Scott to indicate that the stress lay on the second syllable (loh-kahl).

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noun

1. A surrounding area: environment, environs, locality, neighborhood, precinct (used in plural), surroundings, vicinity. See near/far/distance, place.
2. A particular geographic area: locality, location, place. See place.
3. The place where an action or event occurs: scene, setting, site, stage. See place.

For a list of words related to locale, see:

• Devices, Techniques, and Elements - locale: scene or setting of story or composition

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lokalitet, baggrund

Nederlands (Dutch)
locatie

Français (French)
n. - endroit, scène

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schauplatz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τόπος, θέατρο (γεγονότων)

Italiano (Italian)
luogo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - localidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
место действия

Español (Spanish)
n. - lugar, escenario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - plats, scen (för en händelse o.d.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
现场, 场所

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 現場, 場所

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 장소 , 현상, 무대, 배경

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 場所, 舞台

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) موضع, موقع, مكان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מקום, זירת-אירוע‬

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