/ ləʊˈkeɪʃn; NAmE loʊ-/ noun
1.
[ C ] a place where sth happens or exists; the position of sth :
a honeymoon in a secret location
What is the exact location of the ship?
➡ note at place
2.
[ C , U ] a place outside a film studio where scenes of a film / movie are made :
A mountain in the Rockies became the location for a film about Everest.
The movie was shot entirely on location in Italy.
3.
[ U ] the act of finding the position of sb/sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Latin locatio(n-) , from the verb locare , from locus place.