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| Main Entry: | location |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of residence or activity |
| Synonyms: | area, district, fix*, hole, locale, neck of the woods, neighborhood, part, point, position, post, region, scene, section, site, situation, spot, station, tract, turf, venue, whereabouts, bearings, locality, locus |
| Notes: | a location is a place, a locality is an area within a place, and a locale is a place regarded as an environment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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-nouns
location, localization; lodgment; deposition, reposition; stowage, package; collocation; packing, lading; establishment, settlement, installation; fixation; insertion [more]., anchorage, mooring, encampment., plantation, colony, settlement, cantonment; colonization, domestication, situation; habitation (abode) [more]; cohabitation; "a local habitation and a name" [Midsummer Night's Dream]; endenization, naturalization.
-verbs
place, situate, locate, localize, make a place for, put, lay, set, seat, station, lodge, quarter, post, install; house, stow; establish, fix, pin, root; graft; plant (insert) [more]; shelve, pitch, camp, lay down, deposit, reposit; cradle; moor, tether, picket; pack, tuck in; embed, imbed; vest, invest in., billet on, quarter upon, saddle with; load, lade, freight; pocket, put up, bag., inhabit (be present) [more]; domesticate, colonize; take root, strike root; anchor; cast anchor, come to an anchor; sit down, settle down; settle; take up one's abode, take up one's quarters; plant oneself, establish oneself, locate oneself; squat, perch, hive, se nicher, bivouac, burrow, get a footing; encamp, pitch one's tent; put up at, put up one's horses at; keep house., endenizen, naturalize, adopt., put back, replace (restore) [more].
-adjectives
placed; situate, posited, ensconced, imbedded, embosomed, rooted; domesticated; vested in, unremoved., moored; at anchor.
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| Main Entry: | locale/locality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical setting |
| Synonyms: | area, bailiwick, belt, district, domain, haunt, hole, home, location, neck of the woods, neighborhood, place, position, region, scene, sector, site, sphere, spot, stage, territory, theater, tract, turf, venue, vicinity, zone, locus, stomping ground |
| Main Entry: | milieu |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | environment, atmosphere |
| Synonyms: | ambience, background, bag, climate, element, locale, location, medium, neighborhood, place, scene, setting, space, sphere, surroundings, turf, ambient, mise-en-scène, nabe |
| Main Entry: | orientation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | introduction, adjustment |
| Synonyms: | adaptation, assimilation, direction, fix*, lay of the land, location, position, acclimatization, bearings, breaking in, coordination, familiarization, sense of direction, settling in |
| Antonyms: | mix-up, disorientation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | setting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scene, background |
| Synonyms: | ambience, backdrop, context, distance, environment, frame, framework, horizon, jungle, locale, location, perspective, set, shade, shadow, site, stage setting, surroundings, mise en scène, mounting, stage set |
| Main Entry: | site |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of activity |
| Synonyms: | fix, ground, habitat, hangout, haunt, home, lay, layout, locale, location, plot, point, position, post, range, scene, section, situation, slot, spot, station, X marks the spot, locality, locus, mise en scène, wherever |
| Main Entry: | surroundings |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | environment |
| Synonyms: | ambience, atmosphere, background, climate, community, environs, home, location, medium, milieu, neighborhood, setting, vicinity |
| Main Entry: | where |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place |
| Synonyms: | location, point, position, site, situation, spot, station, locus |
| Main Entry: | locale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | setting |
| Synonyms: | area, bailiwick, belt, district, domain, haunt, hole, home, location, neighborhood, place, position, region, scene, sector, site, sphere, spot, stage, territory, theater, tract, turf, venue, vicinity, zone, locality, locus, stomping ground |
| Main Entry: | movie studio |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where movies are made |
| Synonyms: | location, lot, sound stage, animation studio, back lot, dream factory, film studio, motion-picture studio |
| Main Entry: | sound stage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | soundproof studio |
| Synonyms: | location, set, back lot, film set, soundproof room |
| Main Entry: | stage setting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical background and props for performance |
| Synonyms: | backdrop, film set, flats, location, mise-en-scene, scenery, set, setting, stage, stage set, trompe-l'oeil |
| Main Entry: | address |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of residence or business where one can be contacted |
| Synonyms: | abode, direction, domicile, dwelling, headquarters, home, house, location, lodging, number, street, whereabouts, zip code, box number, living quarters, place of business, place of residence |
| Main Entry: | discovery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | finding, uncovering |
| Synonyms: | analysis, calculation, detection, determination, diagnosis, discernment, disclosure, distinguishing, empiricism, encounter, exploration, exposition, exposure, feeling, hearing, identification, introduction, invention, learning, locating, location, origination, perception, revelation, strike, verification, ascertainment, authentication, certification, espial, experimentation, sensing, sighting, unearthing |
| Antonyms: | loss, miss |
| Main Entry: | position |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical place |
| Synonyms: | area, district, environment, fix, geography, ground, locale, location, point, post, reference, region, scene, seat, setting, site, situation, space, spot, stand, station, surroundings, tract, whereabouts, bearings, locality, locus, topography |
| Main Entry: | scene |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | setting of a performance or event |
| Synonyms: | arena, backdrop, background, display, exhibition, flat, landscape, locale, location, outlook, pageant, picture, place, representation, scenery, set, setting, show, sight, site, spectacle, spot, stage, tableau, theater, view, blackout, flats, locality, mise en scène, seascape |
| Main Entry: | situation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of activity |
| Synonyms: | direction, footing, latitude, locale, location, position, post, seat, setting, site, spot, stage, station, where, whereabouts, bearings, locality, locus, longitude |
| Main Entry: | space |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | room, scope |
| Synonyms: | area, arena, blank, breadth, capacity, compass, distance, expanse, expansion, extension, extent, field, gap, headway, infinity, interval, lacuna, leeway, location, margin, omission, play, range, reach, slot, sphere, spot, spread, stretch, territory, tract, turf, volume, zone, amplitude, elbowroom, headroom, spaciousness |
| Main Entry: | station |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | headquarters, base |
| Synonyms: | depot, home office, house, location, place, position, post, seat, site, situation, spot, stop, terminal, whereabouts, base of operations, locus, main office |
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