Dictionary

local color en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities; the collective customs, mannerisms, fashions, artwork, accents or traditions of an area.
   • We would like to have it illustrated by Mr. Tortoni, some of whose work you may have seen, and would be glad to know whether he may call upon you in order to acquaint himself with the local colour of your neighbourhood. 1917, Christopher Morley, chapter 1, in Parnassus on Wheels, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, →OCLC, page 8:

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Relateds

locality · localization · color · localized

Translations (8)

ro culoare locală (aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities) · ru ме́стный колори́т (aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities) · es tipismo (aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities) · fi paikallisväri (aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities) · fr couleur locale (aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities) · ja 地域色 (aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities) · vi bản sắc địa phương (aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities) · de Lokalkolorit (aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities)