location

The word “location” means a particular place or position. In plain terms, a specific place or position, or a real-world site used for filming.

“Location” is pronounced loh-KAY-shuhn (/loʊˈkeɪʃən/ in IPA).

Here is “location” used in a sentence: “The app can track your location using GPS.”

Words with a similar meaning to “location” include a place.

“Location” is a noun.

The word “location” comes from Latin. From Latin locatio, "a placing", from locare, "to place".

“Location” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Location” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a particular place or position.

The words overlap, but "location" is more precise and often technical — an exact position that can be pinpointed, as on a map or by coordinates. "Place" is broader and warmer, carrying a sense of identity or feeling, as in "a special place." You note a location; you belong to a place.

A location can be as broad as a city or as exact as a street address or set of GPS coordinates. Examples include "the corner of Main Street and 5th," a restaurant's address, a film's shooting location, or the spot marked by a pin on a map. Anything answering "where?" describes a location.

"Location" usually means where something is in the wider world — a town, address, or region. "Position" tends to describe placement relative to other things, such as the position of a chair in a room or a runner's position in a race. Location answers "where in general"; position answers "where exactly, relative to what."

In property, "location" refers to where a home sits and everything around it — the neighbourhood, transport links, schools, safety, and amenities. It is considered the single biggest influence on value, summed up in the saying "location, location, location," because you can change a house but never move it somewhere else.