"ubication" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /juːbɪˈkeɪʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: ubications [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin ubicātiō (whence Spanish ubicación and Portuguese ubicação), from *ubicō (whence Spanish ubicar), from Classical Latin ubi (“where”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|ubicātiō}} New Latin ubicātiō, {{cog|es|ubicación}} Spanish ubicación, {{cog|pt|ubicação}} Portuguese ubicação, {{cog|es|ubicar}} Spanish ubicar, {{der|en|la|ubi||where}} Latin ubi (“where”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ubication (countable and uncountable, plural ubications)
  1. The condition or fact of being in, or occupying, a certain place or position; location; whereness; ubiety. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: vbication [obsolete] Related terms: ubi, ubiation, ubicate, ubicity, ubiety, ubity Translations (condition or fact of being in, or occupying, a certain place or position): hollét (Hungarian), ubicazione [feminine] (Italian), ubicação [feminine] (Portuguese), местоположение (mestopoloženije) [neuter] (Russian)

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