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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. 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.

3. 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.

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. The hotel has a beautiful location. American English : location / loʊˈkeɪʃən /

5. 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.

6. 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.

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

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   Definition of location noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. location. noun. OPAL W. /ləʊˈkeɪʃn/ [countable] a place where something happens or exists; the position of something. a honeymoon in a secret location. Mobile phones can determine our exact location and relay it to the police in an emergency.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishLOCATION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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

11. www.yourdictionary.com › locationLocation Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    noun. locations. A locating or being located. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A place where something is or could be located; a site. American Heritage. Position in space; place where a factory, house, etc. is or is to be; situation. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.