Location — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a point or extent in space

the act of putting something in a certain place

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/loʊkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ləʊkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ləʊkˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /loʊkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he got a good fix on the target
they shot the film on location in Nevada

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

position emplacement placement fix positioning localization localisation locating

Antonyms

studio

Parts of Speech

noun	a point or extent in space
noun	the act of putting something in a certain place
noun	a determination of the place where something is “he got a good fix on the target”
noun	a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made “they shot the film on location in Nevada”

Word Forms

locate	verb	determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
position	verb	put into a certain place or abstract location
posit	verb	put (something somewhere) firmly
emplace	verb	put into place or position
localize	verb	identify the location or place of
localise	verb	identify the location or place of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Standort

ein Punkt oder eine Ausdehnung im Raum

🇫🇷French

emplacement

un point ou une étendue dans l'espace

🇪🇸Spanish

ubicación

un punto o extensión en el espacio

🇮🇹Italian

posizione

un punto o un'estensione nello spazio

🇳🇱Dutch

locatie

een punt of uitgestrektheid in de ruimte

🇵🇹Portuguese

localização

um ponto ou extensão no espaço

🇷🇺Russian

расположение

точка или протяженность в пространстве

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जगह

अंतरिक्ष में एक बिंदु या विस्तार

🇧🇩Bengali

অবস্থান

স্থানের একটি বিন্দু বা ব্যাপ্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

இடம்

விண்வெளியில் ஒரு புள்ளி அல்லது அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థానం

అంతరిక్షంలో ఒక బిందువు లేదా పరిధి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थान

अंतराळातील एक बिंदू किंवा व्याप्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થાન

અવકાશમાં એક બિંદુ અથવા હદ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಳ

ಬಾಹ್ಯಾಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಬಿಂದು ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥാനം

ബഹിരാകാശത്തെ ഒരു ബിന്ദു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യാപ്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਿਕਾਣਾ

ਸਪੇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਜਾਂ ਹੱਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقام

خلا میں ایک نقطہ یا حد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

地点

空间中的一个点或范围

🇯🇵Japanese

位置

空間内の点または範囲

🇰🇷Korean

위치

공간의 점이나 범위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vị trí

một điểm hoặc phạm vi trong không gian

🇹🇭Thai

ที่ตั้ง

จุดหรือขอบเขตในอวกาศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

lokasi

suatu titik atau luasan dalam ruang

🇵🇭Filipino

lokasyon

isang punto o lawak sa espasyo

🇲🇾Malay

lokasi

titik atau takat dalam ruang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موقع

نقطة أو مدى في الفضاء

🇮🇷Persian

مکان

یک نقطه یا وسعت در فضا

🇹🇷Turkish

konum

uzayda bir nokta veya kapsam

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִקוּם

נקודה או מידה במרחב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'location'?

The primary meaning of 'location' is 'a point or extent in space'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'location' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'location' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'location' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'location' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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