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Nonlocal
adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not local; not specific to a location not-comparable
"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."
Noun
- 1 One who is not a local; a stranger or foreigner.
"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."
- 2 An identifier that is not locally scoped.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From non- + local.
Etymology 2
From non- + local.
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