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nonlocal en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + local.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Not local; not specific to a location
   • 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. 2009 January 16, Holland Cotter, “Black History, Alive in Washington”, in New York Times:
2. (not-comparable, qualifier:quantum mechanics) Not adhering to the principle of locality.

Forms

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non-local		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

nonlocality

nonlocal en · NOUN

Etymology

From non- + local.

Meanings

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. 2013, Chad Haines, Nation, Territory, and Globalization in Pakistan:
2. An identifier that is not locally scoped.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
nonlocals	Number=Plur		lexicographic
non-local		alternative	lexicographic

Synonyms

outlander · alien (foreigner) · peregrine