Meaning of LOCALE
| Pronunciation: | | low'kal
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| | Definition: | | [n] the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) |
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| | Synonyms: | | locus, venue |
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| | See Also: | | scene | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lo`cale"\, n. [F. local.]
1. A place, spot, or location.
2. A principle, practice, form of speech, or other thing of
local use, or limited to a locality.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A geopolitical place or area, especially in the context of configuring an operating system or application program with its character sets, date and time formats, currency formats etc. Locales are significant for internationalisation and localisation. |
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| | Related Terms: | | abode, agora, amphitheater, area, arena, athletic field, auditorium, back, backdrop, background, bear garden, bearings, bench mark, bowl, boxing ring, bull ring, campus, canvas, circus, cockpit, coliseum, colosseum, course, distance, district, emplacement, field, floor, forum, ground, gym, gymnasium, hall, hinterland, hippodrome, hole, latitude and longitude, lieu, lists, locality, location, locus, marketplace, mat, milieu, mise-en-scene, neighborhood, open forum, palaestra, parade ground, pinpoint, pit, place, placement, platform, point, position, precinct, prize ring, public square, purlieu, range, rear, region, ring, scene, scene of action, scenery, setting, site, situation, situs, sphere, spot, squared circle, stadium, stage, stage set, stage setting, stead, terrain, theater, tilting ground, tiltyard, venue, vicinage, vicinity, walk, whereabout, whereabouts, wrestling ring |
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