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nonlocals

nonlocals is the plural of nonlocal.

Meaning of nonlocal

Noun

nonlocal (plural nonlocals)

  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
    Synonyms:
    alien
  2. An identifier that is not locally scoped.

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Questions about nonlocals

What is nonlocals the plural of?
Nonlocals is the plural of nonlocal.

Words near nonlocals in the dictionary

  1. nonlocalizability
  2. nonlocalizable
  3. nonlocalized
  4. nonlocalizing
  5. nonlocally
  6. nonlocals
  7. nonlocational
  8. nonlocative
  9. nonlockable
  10. nonlocked
  11. nonlocking

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