translocal
- adjective
- /trænzˈloʊkəl/
- Specialized
- The conference focused on translocal collaborations between different cultural communities.
- local and translocal
- translocal nature
Examples
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The translocal nature of these organizations makes direct parallels tenuous.
Academic text (2014) -
Kinship is a strategic resource in this context where translocal movement is a durable feature of everyday life, and seizing opportunities in other regions may depend on the presence of kin, whether real or practical, to ease the initial pressures of the move (Gale 2006a).
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Being ambiguous in their local and translocal resonances, they enable conversation on both levels simultaneously.
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Their conversions generate effective, meaningful subject positions out of the constraints and contingencies of their translocal experience.
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But moving on to the next version of Antonio's story will better frame these and other topics pertinent to understanding the translocal creation of Zapotec textiles.
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It is on this basis that FE colleges and CCs, as institutional counterparts, occupy similar translocal spaces within a lifelong learning tapestry.
Academic text (2014) -
The multiple tellings of the story also serve to show how one moves through and articulates the translocal, blurring global/local distinctions to create a more nuanced account of Zapotec textile production.
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Following Marcus's "follow the ..." strategy, this essay attempts to fashion an account of Zapotec textile production that is more attuned to the translocal (and transnational) creation of Zapotec textiles.
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In translocal relations, communities share resources and knowledge across various regions.
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Her research explores how translocal connections impact social movements in distinct areas.
Synonyms
Happening between two or more areas
Something that is between spaces or areas
Relating to events or contacts between different communities
Happening between different communities or groups
Happening between nearby towns and cities
Relating to an area that covers more than one town or village
Describing things that happen between provinces, like travel or trade
Happening between different groups of people
How Connected
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word translocal comes from the prefix trans- meaning 'across' and local meaning 'place' or 'nearby'. So, it describes people, groups, or activities that connect or work 'across places' rather than staying in one local area.