locale
noun
[ ləʊˈkɑːl ]
• a place where something happens or is set, or that has particular events associated with it.
• "her summers were spent in a variety of exotic locales"
Similar:
place,
site,
spot,
area,
position,
location,
setting,
scene,
venue,
milieu,
background,
backdrop,
neighbourhood,
district,
region,
environs,
locality,
environment,
territory,
locus,
Origin:
late 18th century: from French local (noun), respelled to indicate stress on the final syllable; compare with morale.
