NEOLOCAL

Meaning of NEOLOCAL in English

/nee'oh loh"keuhl/ , adj. Anthropol.

living or located away from both the husband's and the wife's relatives: a neolocal family. Cf. matrilocal, virilocal .

[ 1945-50; NEO- + LOCAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

NEOLOCAL — |nēō+ adjective Etymology: ne- + local : having a new location ; specifically : located apart from the families of …
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NEOLOCALITY — noun see neolocal
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PATRILOCAL — |pa.trə, |pā.trə+ adjective Etymology: patr- + local : located at or centered around the residence of the of the husband's …
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AVUNCULOCAL — ə|vəŋkyə|lōkəl adjective Etymology: Latin avuncu lus + English local 1. : located at or centered around the residence of the …
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VIRILOCAL — — virilocally , adv. /vir'euh loh"keuhl/ , adj. Anthropol. living with or located near the husband's father's group; patrilocal. Cf. …
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MATRILOCAL — — matrilocality , n. /ma'treuh loh"keuhl, may'-/ , adj. Anthropol. of or pertaining to residence with the wife's family or …
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RESIDENCE — in anthropology, location chosen by a couple as their postnuptial domicile. In primitive societies, such residence choices frequently follow rules; …
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