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/ləʊˈkeɪʃən/ · lo·ca·tion
noun
  1. A particular point or place in physical space. The GPS indicated the car's location as a quiet side street.
  2. The act of locating or the process of determining a place. After hours of searching, the location of the missing documents was finally discovered.
  3. An apartheid-era urban area populated by non‑white people; a township. During the 1970s, many families were forced to move into the location on the city's outskirts.
Did you know? The phrase 'location, location, location' became famous in British real‑estate circles in the 1970s, emphasizing that a property's value depends more on its location than on its size or condition.
Written by Lexi Wordsworth, Dictionary Editor 0 lookups Added Jul 14, 2026