"Whereabouts" is a formal word that generally means "location." It is often used in news and police investigations. It can be used informally, but informal use of this word is rare. Example: "Can anyone tell me his whereabouts?" means "Can anyone tell me his location?" Hope this helps!

Yes, we sometimes use 'whereabouts,' instead of 'where.' So we may say to a person that we have just met, 'so, whereabouts are you from?'

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I'm no pro but hope this helps, it's the same thing as "where", like if you say "where is it?" you can also say "Whereabouts is it?". The only difference I can think of is that, "where" is being more specific than "Whereabouts". Whereabouts also sounds a bit more casual.