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nonlocal

adjective

  1. not belonging to a particular area
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English non- English local English nonlocal From non- + local.

  1. 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.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English non- English local English nonlocal From non- + local.

  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.

  2. An identifier that is not locally scoped.