Meaning & use
Localities
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Specific places, districts, or neighborhoods, especially considered in relation to their surroundings.
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The survey covered several rural localities across the county.
Different localities enforce slightly different building codes.
A note on using this word
Often used in formal, geographic, or bureaucratic contexts rather than everyday conversation, where 'places' or 'areas' is more common.
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