adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of localize form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Limited to a particular area; in a local vicinity only.

   "It's a localized phenomenon: it only happens around non-sceptics."

2. 2
   Having undergone localization.

   "a localized computer program"

Adjective

1. 1
   made local or oriented locally wordnet
2. 2
   confined or restricted to a particular location wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

confinedinsularintraregionallimitedlocallocalised

Example

More examples

"I'm glad we didn't go there because there were some localized heavy rain showers."

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