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local
[ loh-kuhl ]
adjective
- pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial.
- pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place or particular places:
a local custom.
- pertaining to a city, town, or small district rather than an entire state or country:
local transportation.
- stopping at most or all stations:
a local train.
- pertaining to or affecting a particular part or particular parts, as of a physical system or organism:
a local disease.
- Medicine/Medical. (of anesthesia or an anesthetic) affecting only a particular part or area of the body, without concomitant loss of consciousness, as distinguished from general anesthesia.
noun
- a local train, bus, etc.
- a newspaper item of local interest.
- a local branch of a union, fraternity, etc.
- a local anesthetic.
- Often locals.
- a local person or resident:
primarily of interest to locals.
- a local athletic team:
the locals versus the state champions.
- British Informal. a neighborhood pub.
verb (used without object)
- Informal. to travel by or take a local train or the like.
local
/ ˈəʊə /
adjective
- characteristic of or associated with a particular locality or area
- of, concerned with, or relating to a particular place or point in space
- (of a train, bus, etc) stopping at all stations or stops
noun
- a train, bus, etc, that stops at all stations or stops
- an inhabitant of a specified locality
- informal.a pub close to one's home or place of work
- med short for local anaesthetic
- an item of local interest in a newspaper
- a local or regional branch of an association
- a telephone extension
Derived Forms
- ˈdzԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- c·Ա noun
- t·c adjective
- t·c·ly adverb
- ԴDz·c adjective noun
- ԴDz·c·ly adverb
- p·c adjective
- p·c·ly adverb
- ܲ·c adjective
- ܲ·c·ly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of local1
Example Sentences
After Sanders, however, the group gingerly stepped into local electoral politics, giving only its second City Council endorsement in nearly a century to El-Yateem.
Department of Agriculture that delivered fresh food from local farmers to schools and food banks also shuttered last month.
It has been organised by local councillors, North East Lincolnshire Council's public health team, along with the East Marsh Involve community group.
The photographer, who lives in Harrogate, says she visited the country for sakura season and has spotted visual similarities in her local park.
Mustafa Gerima wants local communities to stop chopping down the trees to make charcoal - which they say is more profitable than the oil, also used in cooking, that is extracted from its fruit.
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