Nonlocal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Nonlocal is an adjective meaning Not local; not specific to a location.
Meaning
Not local; not specific to a location.
More Meanings
- One who is not a local; a stranger or foreigner.
- (computing) 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.
Word Forms
- non-local
- nonlocals
Synonyms for nonlocal
Depending on context, synonyms include alien, outlander, peregrine.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include on-the-spot, on-site, nonlocalized, nonlocational, nonlocalizing, unlocalized.
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