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situated

situated

3.1
In a certain place or position
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪtʃueɪtɪd/
translation icon : situado
  • The land on which Harvard is situated has been a place of learning for millennia.

And it was also situated halfway between L Street Studios and Pinewood Studios.

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Examples

  • They lived in private homes, not in a communal dormitory, in houses that were situated all around the cathedral.

  • It's, it's situated around Lake Manitou.

  • So this is the complex in UDPI has again a variety of programs that are situated within the complex.

  • And so kind of uniquely situated up here, how much warning do you get if there was a missile launch?

  • And this was situated in the Midwestern town, which I believe was Muncie, IN.

  • That's where it is situated in this landscape of realism and anti realism.

    Robinson Erhardt

  • The Argentine resort town of Ushuaia is situated in the middle of which fiery archipelago?

  • The restaurant is conveniently situated near the train station.

  • The hotel is beautifully situated along the coast, offering stunning sea views.

  • Her house is situated at the end of a quiet street surrounded by trees.

Synonyms

placed
vssituated
1.0

Located in a particular position

means the same but is an alternative form used interchangeably
located
vssituated
1.9

In a specific place

means the same but is an alternative form used interchangeably

Surface Forms

situated positive

Morphology

situated = situate (transparent) = situate + ed

The adjective is the standard past-participle/adjectival form of the verb 'situate', so the locational meaning follows directly.

Etymology

Situated comes from the Latin word situs, which means 'position' or 'place', and it is related to the word site that also means a place. So, to be situated is to be in a particular place or position.