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- Dictionarylocal/ˈləʊkl/
adjective
- 1. relating or restricted to a particular area or one's neighbourhood: "researching local history" Similar Opposite
- 2. (in technical use) relating to a particular region or part, or to each of any number of these: "a local infection" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an inhabitant of a particular area or neighbourhood: "the street was full of locals and tourists" Similar Opposite
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LOCAL definition: 1. from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of a country: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of LOCAL is characterized by or relating to position in space : having a definite spatial form or location. How to use local in a sentence.
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.
Local means existing in or belonging to the area where you live, or to the area that you are talking about. We'd better check on the match in the local paper. Some local residents joined the students' protest.
The adjective local describes something related a specific place. The potholes on a certain street in Pringle, Pennsylvania, might merit a story in the local newspaper. Locate, location, locale — they all look and sound like local thanks to the Latin root locus, which means "place."
LOCAL definition: 1. relating to an area near you: 2. someone who lives in the area you are talking about: 3. a bar…. Learn more.
n. 1. A public conveyance that makes several intermediate stops before the final destination is reached: changed trains to a local. 2. A local chapter or branch of an organization, especially of a labor union. 3. A local anesthetic. 4. Informal A person from a particular locality.