Meaning & use
exotic locale
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Meaning
nouncountableformalliterary
A distant, unusual, and exciting place, often in a warm country.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'an exotic locale' or 'exotic locales'.
Patterns
- an exotic locale
- in an exotic locale
- exotic locales
The film was shot in an exotic locale with palm trees and clear blue water.
They spent their honeymoon in an exotic locale in Southeast Asia.
Travel writers love to describe exotic locales that few tourists have visited.
Word forms
| plural | exotic locales |
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Common combinations
- shot in an exotic locale
- The movie was shot in an exotic locale in Morocco.
- travel to an exotic locale
- They decided to travel to an exotic locale for their anniversary.
- an exotic locale for a wedding
- A beach in Bali is an exotic locale for a wedding.
Synonyms and how they differ
- faraway place
- More everyday and less formal; 'exotic locale' sounds more literary and suggests something unusual and appealing.
- tropical paradise
- Specifically suggests a beautiful, warm place; 'exotic locale' can be any distant, unusual place.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: exotic locale or local?
exotic locale vs local
'Local' means connected to a nearby area; 'locale' means a place or setting. They sound similar but are different words.
Practice
The travel magazine described the island as ___ with white beaches and rare birds.
Choose one answer.
'An exotic locale' is correct: 'locale' means a place, and 'an' is used before a vowel sound. 'Local' is an adjective or a noun for a person, not a place; 'an exotic' is wrong before a vowel sound; 'exotic locale' needs an article.
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