As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
LOCALIZED
localized, localised
(adjective) made local or oriented locally; “a decentralized and localized political authority”
localized, localised
(adjective) confined or restricted to a particular location; “the localized infection formed a definite abscess”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
localized (comparative more localized, superlative most localized)
Limited to a particular area; in a local vicinity only.
Having undergone localization.
Verb
localized
simple past tense and past participle of localize
Source: Wiktionary
LOCALIZE
Lo"cal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Localized; p. pr. & vb. n. Localizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. localiser. See Local.]
Definition: To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place. H. Spencer. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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