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lo·ca·tion

(lō-kā′shən)

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.

[Latin locātiō, locātiōn-, a placing, from locātus, past participle of locāre, to place; see locate.]

lo·ca′tion·al adj.

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location

(ləʊˈkeɪʃən)

1. a site or position; situation

2. the act or process of locating or the state of being located

3. (Film) a place outside a studio where filming is done: shot on location.

4. (in South Africa)

a. a Black African or Coloured township, usually located near a small town. See also township⁴

b. (formerly) an African tribal reserve

5. (Computer Science) computing a position in a memory capable of holding a unit of information, such as a word, and identified by its address

6. (Law) Roman law Scots law the letting out on hire of a chattel or of personal services

[C16: from Latin locātiō, from locāre to place]

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lo•ca•tion

(loʊˈkeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. a place or situation occupied.

2. a place of settlement, activity, or residence: a good location for a young doctor.

3. a tract of land of designated situation or limits: a mining location.

4. a site outside a movie studio used for shooting all or part of a film.

5. the act of locating or state of being located.

Idioms:

on location, engaged in filming at a place away from the studio, esp. one that is or is like the setting of the screenplay: on location in Rome.

[1585–95; < Latin]

lo•ca′tion•al, adj.

lo•ca′tion•al•ly, adv.

location

Cook's tour - A very fast tour of a location, from Thomas Cook, the famous travel agent.
stamping ground, stomping ground - Stamping ground or stomping ground originally referred to a location frequented by animals.
map reference - The numbers and letters you use to find a location on a map.
urheimat - The location where a people or language originated.

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Noun	1.	location - a point or extent in space object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" infinite, space - the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite" here - the present location; this place; "where do we go from here?" there - a location other than here; that place; "you can take it from there" somewhere - an indefinite or unknown location; "they moved to somewhere in Spain" bilocation - the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations seat - the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based; "the brain is said to be the seat of reason" home - the country or state or city where you live; "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"; "his home is New Jersey" home, base - the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end outer space, space - any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"; "the first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth" jungle - a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival north - a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city northeast - a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city east - a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city southeast - a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city south - a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city southwest - a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city west - a location in the western part of a country, region, or city northwest - a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city earth - the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); "it was hell on earth" line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions" whereabouts - the general location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime" sodom - any location known for vice and corruption mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"
	2.	location - the act of putting something in a certain place locating, positioning, emplacement, placement, position activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" stratification - the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination juxtaposition, collocation, apposition - the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors" interposition, intervention - the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others orientation - the act of orienting planting - the act of fixing firmly in place; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway" implantation - the act of planting or setting in the ground repositioning - the act of placing in a new position set - the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat" superposition - the placement of one thing on top of another fingering - the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument superposition - (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide
	3.	location - a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target" localization, locating, localisation, fix determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures" echo sounding, echolocation - determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
	4.	location - 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" workplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today" studio - workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded

location

noun place, point, setting, position, situation, spot, venue, whereabouts, locus, locale the city's newest luxury hotel has a beautiful location.

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location

noun

1. One's place and direction relative to one's surroundings:

bearing (often used in plural), orientation, position, situation.

2. A particular geographic area:

locale, locality, place.

3. The place where a person or thing is located:

emplacement, locus, placement, position, site, situation.

4. A particular portion of space chosen for something:

locus, place, point, spot.

Translations

تَعيين مَكانمَكَاْنٌمَكان، وَضْع

místopolohanalezení

beliggenhedlokaliseringpositionsted

Ort Standort Ortung Platz Lage

τοποθεσία εντοπισμός

ubicación localidad lugar situación

asukoht

paikkasijainti

lieu localisation situation localité repérage

lokacija

helymeghatározás

staîsetning

posizione ubicazione riconoscimento circostanza esterni

場所

위치

locatie plaats

lokalisering plassering

lokalizacja

localização

местоположение положение местонахождение

nájdenie

lokacijaprostor

lägeplats

สถานที่

yeryerini bulma

địa điểm

位置地点场所安置定位

location

[ləʊˈkeɪʃən] N

1. (= place) → lugar m
the house is set in or has a beautiful location → la casa está situada en un lugar precioso

2. (= placing) [of building] → situación f, ubicación f
"central location near the sea" (in brochure) → "situación f or ubicación f céntrica próxima al mar"
this would be an ideal spot for the location of the hotel → éste sería un lugar ideal para la ubicación del hotel

3. (= exact position) [of missing person, suspect] → paradero m; [of airplane, ship] → posición f
what's your location? → ¿cuál es tu posición?

4. (= finding) → localización f

5. (Cine) to be on location in Mexico → estar rodando exteriores en México
to film on location → filmar en exteriores

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location

[ləʊˈkeɪʃ^ən] n

(= place) → emplacement m
The office is to be moved to a new location → Le bureau doit être déménagé dans un nouvel emplacement.

[hotel] → emplacement m; [office, factory] → emplacement m; [house, flat] → emplacement m
The hotel has a beautiful location → L'hôtel jouit d'un emplacement superbe., L'emplacement de l'hôtel est superbe.
A hotel set in a beautiful location → Un hôtel jouissant d'un emplacement suberbe.

(= whereabouts) → emplacement m
the exact location of sth → l'emplacement exact de qch

[film] → lieu m de tournage
His use of authentic, outdoor locations was unusual
BUT Son utilisation des extérieurs naturels était inhabituelle.
the film's location → les extérieurs du film
on location [film] → en extérieur

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location

(= position, site) → Lage f; (of building) → Standort m, → Lage f; (of road) → Führung f; (of ship) → Position f; (of data file) → Speicherort m; this would be an ideal location for the road/airport → das wäre ein ideales Gelände für die Straße/den Flughafen; they moved the location of the rig → sie verlegten die Bohrinsel; the precise location of the accident → der genaue Unfallort; the doctors haven’t determined the precise location of the tumour (Brit) or tumor (US) → die Ärzte haben den Tumor noch nicht genau lokalisiert; that shop is in a good location → dieses Geschäft hat eine gute Lage

(= positioning, siting) (of building, road) → Bau m; (of park) → Anlage f; (of headquarters) (= removal) → Einrichtung f; (= building) → Errichtung f; they discussed the location of the proposed road/airport → sie diskutierten, wo die geplante Straße/der geplante Flughafen gebaut werden sollte

(= finding) → Auffinden nt; (of tumour) → Lokalisierung f; (of star, ship) → Ortung f, → Positionsbestimmung f; the location of oil in the North Sea → die Entdeckung von Erdöl in der Nordsee

(Film) → Drehort m; to be on location in Mexico (person) → bei Außenaufnahmen in Mexiko sein; part of the film was shot on location in Mexico → ein Teil der Außenaufnahmen für den Film wurde in Mexiko gedreht; we had a lot of location work → wir mussten viele Außenaufnahmen machen

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location

[ləʊˈkeɪʃ/ən] n

a. (place) → posto; (placing) → posizione f, ubicazione f (Geog) → localizzazione f

b. (Cine) to be on location in Mexico → girare gli esterni in Messico
film shot on location → film girato in esterni

local

(ˈləukəl) adjective

belonging to a certain place or district. The local shops are very good; local problems.

ˈlocally adverb

locality (ləˈkaləti) – plural loˈcalities – noun

a district. Public transport is a problem in this locality.

locate (ləˈkeit) , ((American) ˈloukeit) verb

1. to set in a particular place or position. The kitchen is located in the basement.

2. to find the place or position of. He located the street he was looking for on the map.

loˈcation (-ˈkeiʃən) noun

1. position or situation.

2. the act of locating.

on location

(of filming) in natural surroundings outside the studio.

location

→ مَكَاْنٌ místo sted Lage τοποθεσία ubicación sijainti situation lokacija ubicazione 場所 위치 locatie plassering lokalizacja localização местоположение plats สถานที่ yer địa điểm 场所

My location is .... (US)
My location is ... (UK) → Nacházím se ... → Jeg befinder mig ved ... → Mein Standort ist ... → Βρίσκομαι ... → Estoy en .... → Sijaintini on ... → Je suis à ... → Nalazim se u ... → Mi trovo presso ... → 今いる場所は･･･です → 여기 위치는 ...이에 요 → Mijn locatie is ... → Jeg er på . → Jestem w ... → A minha localização é ... → Я нахожусь в ... → Jag finns på ... → Yerim tam olarak ... → Tôi đang ở ... → 我的位置在....

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Until some evidence should have been obtained by digging, as to the location beneath the surface of a buried city, there was nothing for the travelers to do but wait.

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Joe would have been willing to remain forever in this enchanting asylum; it was the realm he had pictured in his dreams; he felt himself at home; his master had to give him his exact location, and it was with the gravest air imaginable that he wrote down on his tablets fifteen degrees forty-three minutes east longitude, and eight degrees thirty-two minutes north latitude.

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He opened the box containing his rifles and ammunition, that they might both be armed against possible attack while at work, and then together they sought a location for their first night's sleeping place.

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For a time Werper hid behind one of the lesser boulders that were scattered over the top of the hill, but, seeing or hearing nothing of the Englishman, he crept from his place of concealment to undertake a systematic search of his surroundings, in the hope that he might discover the location of the treasure in ample time to make his escape before Tarzan returned, for it was the Belgian's desire merely to locate the gold, that, after Tarzan had departed, he might come in safety with his followers and carry away as much as he could transport.

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The location of Anoroc, the Mountains of the Clouds, the river, and the strip of seacoast were all familiar to him.

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"Why not?" was her rather non-committal reply, though she had not the remotest idea of their location.