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地方 — meaning in English

dì fāng

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English meaning

  • local adj Belonging to or existing in a particular, nearby area.
  • locale noun The particular place where something happens or is set.
  • locus noun A particular place, especially one seen as a centre of activity.
  • place noun A particular area, location, or spot.
  • pollock noun A lean, white-fleshed marine fish related to cod, widely used in fish fingers and fast food.
  • regional adj Relating to a particular area or district rather than the whole country.
  • site noun The particular place where something is, was, or will be located.
  • stead noun The place or role of someone or something, especially when taken over by a replacement, as in "in his stead."
  • venue noun A place where an event, especially a sporting or entertainment event, is held.

Senses

地方 is used for these senses in English:

  • local (computing, of a resource) Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline.
  • local A person who lives in or near a given place.
  • locale The place where something happens.
  • locus (mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.
  • place Any area of the earth: a region.
  • pollock Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.
  • regional Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.
  • site Region of a protein, a piece of DNA or RNA where chemical reactions take place.

local — full definition

  1. adj Belonging to or existing in a particular, nearby area.
  2. adj Affecting or accessible in only one part of a system, rather than the whole.

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