Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonlocal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: non-lo-cal
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not local; not specific to a location

adj

Not adhering to the principle of locality.

noun

One who is not a local; a stranger or foreigner.

noun

An identifier that is not locally scoped.

Example Sentences

"In 1967 the Smithsonian Institution set up a satellite exhibition and research center here, the Anacostia Community Museum, which defines community in a nonlocal way."
"Touristic discourse is inherently unlocal: a construction of images and representations that delocalize a tourist destination, repackaging it into terms and images easily circulated and consumed by nonlocals."

Etymology

From non- + local.

Inflected Forms

non-local (alternative) nonlocals (plural)

Derived Forms

nonlocality

Synonyms

alien outlander peregrine

Questions

What does nonlocal mean?: Not local; not specific to a location
Where does nonlocal come from?: From non- + local.

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