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translocal

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Between locations.
    not-comparable
  2. Between points in a space.
    not-comparable
  3. Involving a sense of identity split between or blended from multiple locations, especially in multiple ethnic regions.
    not-comparable

Examples

“At the end⟳ of the paper we briefly mention⟳ the possibility that our network carries a translocal far-order which leads to the concept of wormhole spaces and a scale dependent dimension if the coarse graining procedure is no longer local..”
“In the following account of ethnographic research⟳ carried out in the context of a textual community, I demonstrate⟳ how 'translocal phenomena,' which I understand⟳ to include⟳ diasporic communities and communities that emerge⟳ in relation to the mass media and electronic communications, do not entirely evade classical methods of participant observation as some ethnographers have⟳ assumed.”
“First, I attempt⟳ to conceptualize the ethnic restaurant as a translocal space that is characterized by intercultural transfers of foods, technologies, and information, and that functions as a nodal point⟳ in transnational networks.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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