Location and Reference

Location

Location noun - The area or space occupied by or intended for something.

Show all Definitions

Reference and location are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Location".

Nearby Words: locate, local, locality, locale, located

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

Show all Definitions

Location and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Location" instead a noun "Reference".

known	known location	known reference
good	good location	good reference
full	full location	full reference
particular	particular location	particular reference
Other adjectives: similar, specific, original, single, likely, actual, entire, real, obscure, possible, random, last.

Miyako to Yoleinote Miyako's dub name was supposed to be Kyo, an alternate writing of the original name and a reference to the location Kyoto.

Source: Dub Name Change / Foreign To English
Rhyme and the NYPD cross-reference the evidence and are able to pin point the exact location somewhere else in the city.

Source: Literature / Lincoln Rhyme
Call-by-reference passes in the location itself, which will probably work the same way unless the data in that location changes later on.

Source: Theseus' Ship Paradox

Cite this Source

Reference and Location. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/location/reference

Location & Reference. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/location/reference>.

Reference or Location. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/location/reference.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "location" and "reference" have occurred on timeline