location

location
noun
1 (C) a particular place or position, especially in relation to other areas, buildings etc: Could you give me your precise location?
-see position 1
2 (C, U) a place outside or away from a film studio where scenes are filmed: It was hard to find a suitable location for the desert scenes. | on location: Most of the movie was shot on location in Africa.
3 (U) the act of finding the position of something: The main problem for engineers was the location of underground rivers in the area.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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