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ambilocal

ambilocal adjective: bilocal.

Adjective

ambilocal (not comparable)

  1. bilocal
    • Village exogamy was preferred but residence was ambilocal so neither the household nor the village formed any kind of definable kin group.1984, Herbert A. Applebaum, Work in non-market and transitional societies

Origin of ambilocal

From ambi- + local.

Questions about ambilocal

What does ambilocal mean?
Ambilocal means bilocal.
What part of speech is ambilocal?
Ambilocal is an adjective.

Words near ambilocal in the dictionary

  1. ambilineal
  2. ambilineally
  3. ambilingual
  4. ambilingualism
  5. ambilinguals
  6. ambilocal
  7. ambilocality
  8. ambilogy
  9. ambiloquent
  10. ambiloquies
  11. ambiloquous

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