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   location

   /lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a particular place or position: "the property is set in a convenient location"
   • ▪ the action of placing or situating someone or something: "the location of new housing beyond the existing built-up areas"
   • ▪ a position or address in computer memory.
   • 2. an actual place or natural setting in which a film or broadcast is made, as distinct from a simulation in a studio: "the movie was filmed entirely on location"
   • 3. an area where black South Africans were obliged by apartheid laws to live, usually on the outskirts of a town or city. The term was later replaced by township. dated South African
   • 4. (in Kenya) an administrative district forming a subdivision of a division: "the new chief is a long-time resident of the location"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin locatio(n-), from the verb locare (see locate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. locational adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › locationLocation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of LOCATION is a position or site occupied or available for occupancy or marked by some distinguishing feature : situation. How to use location in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLOCATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LOCATION definition: 1. a place or position: 2. a place away from a studio where all or part of a film or a television…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLOCATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A location is a place, especially the place where something happens or is situated.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › locationLocation - definition of location by The Free Dictionary

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   1. The act or process of locating: Location of the lost hikers took two days. 2. A place where something is or could be located; a site. 3. A site away from a studio at which part or all of a movie is shot: filming a Western on location in the Mexican desert. 4. A tract of land that has been surveyed and marked off.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › locationLocation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   A location is a fixed place or position in space. If you are lost, you don't know your location. You can try to figure out your location by consulting a map or asking a friendly local who has a better sense of direction than you do. The noun location means the determination of something's position. If you are on a scavenger hunt, you have to ...

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLOCATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   LOCATION meaning: 1. a place or position: 2. a place away from a studio where all or part of a film or a television…. Learn more.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › locationLOCATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. a place of settlement, activity, or residence: This town is a good location for a young doctor. a place or situation occupied: a house in a fine location. a tract of land of designated situation or limits: a mining location. Movies. a place outside of the studio that is used for filming a movie, scene, etc.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlocation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of location noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionlocation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    point a particular place within an area, where something happens or is supposed to happen: the point at which the river divides. a place where something happens or exists, especially a place that is not named or not known: The company is moving to a new location.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarylocation | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    location meaning: 1. a place or position: 2. If a film or television programme is made on location, it is made at a…. Learn more.