SETTING

[noun] [C usually singular]The setting of a house or other building is its position.The villa has a beautiful setting overlooking the sea.Their cottage is in an idyllic rural setting.This would be a lovely setting for (= place to have) a wedding.After years of working in an office setting (= his job being in an office), David has now got a job out of doors.The setting of a book, film, play, etc. is the time and the place in which the action of the book etc. happens.The film '2001' has a spaceship as its setting.The play has its setting in a wartime prison camp.