lo ‧ cale /ləʊˈkɑːl $ loʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] formal
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ local , ↑ location , ↑ relocation , ↑ locale , ↑ locality , ↑ localization , ↑ dislocation , ↑ relocation ; verb : ↑ locate , ↑ dislocate , ↑ relocate , ↑ localize ; adjective : ↑ local , ↑ localized , ↑ dislocated ; adverb : ↑ locally ]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: local (noun), from local (adjective); ⇨ ↑ local 1 ]
the place where something happens or where the action takes place in a book or a film SYN setting :
people who see the countryside as a locale for recreation