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      location
      noun
      A particular point or place in physical space.
      An act of locating.
      (law, US) The marking out of the boundaries, or identifying the place or site of, a piece of land, according to the description given in an entry, plan, map, etc
      (South Africa) An apartheid-era urban area populated by non-white people; a township.
      (law, Scotland) A contract for the use of a thing, or service of a person, for hire.
      (law) A leasing on rent.
      (Kenya) An administrative region in Kenya, below counties and subcounties, and further divided into sublocations.
      Roots
      locusloc- · Latin · place
      Synonyms for location
      locatingnplacementnemplacementnlocalizationnpositionnlocalenplacensitenspotnpinpointingv
      Words related to location
      locationallocatedadjoffsitelocalitynvenuenwhereaboutsnproximitynmisplacementnlocatornlocatableadjvicinitynsituatedadjsitusndestinationnlocatesvrelocatevareancotidalpinpointsntroublespotlocalizevgeographicaladjpinpointedvtrilaterationngeographicallyadvgeographicadjnearnessnnearbyadjcartogramubietyn

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      Where does location come from?

      The word location breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root loc-, from Latin locus (“place”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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