local

[ loh-kuh l ]

/ ˈloʊ kəl /

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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.

stamp(def 22).

British Informal. a neighborhood pub.

verb (used without object)

Informal. to travel by or take a local train or the like.

Origin of local

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word locālis. See locus, -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM local

lo·cal·ness, noun in·ter·lo·cal, adjective in·ter·lo·cal·ly, adverb non·lo·cal, adjective, noun

non·lo·cal·ly, adverb su·per·lo·cal, adjective su·per·lo·cal·ly, adverb un·lo·cal, adjective un·lo·cal·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH local

local locale locality location

Words nearby local

lobworm, loc., loc. cit., loc. primo cit., loca, local, local anaesthetic, local anaphylaxis, local anesthesia, local anesthetic, local area network

Definition for local (2 of 2)

lo-cal

[ loh-kal, -kal ]

/ ˈloʊˈkæl, -ˌkæl /

adjective

low-cal.

Example sentences from the Web for local

Although he brings a Western spin to things, he seems equally inspired by the local sense of style.

The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech |Liza Foreman |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The young men were at one point, according to eyewitnesses, apprehended by local police officers.

Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting |Ruben Navarrette Jr. |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Lennon casually told some DC friends about it and found there was local interest in establishing Dinner Parties.

Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone |Samantha Levine |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Speaking to a local radio station today Antonella Ramelli said the video gives her hope.

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Nor are we told that she lost her job at a local nursing home after she tried to register to vote in 1964.

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Local residents should at least be grateful for this little friendly warning.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920 |Various
Still, there is a local feeling against them, as the representatives of bad government in a sorely-troubled colony.

Cuba Past and Present |Richard Davey
Two of them began to fight, and the local preacher heard the thud of heavy blows.

The Romance of the Coast |James Runciman
The Mary-Anne societies are not strong enough for the situation—too local; he listens to them, but he has given no pledge.

Lothair |Benjamin Disraeli
These are matters, it is true, rather of local than of general interest.

Owen Glyndwr and the Last Struggle for Welsh Independence |Arthur Granville Bradley

British Dictionary definitions for local

local

/ (ˈləʊkəl) /

adjective

characteristic of or associated with a particular locality or area

of, concerned with, or relating to a particular place or point in space

med of, affecting, or confined to a limited area or part Compare general (def. 10), systemic (def. 2)

(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

British informal a pub close to one's home or place of work

med short for local anaesthetic

US and Canadian an item of local interest in a newspaper

US and Canadian a local or regional branch of an association

Canadian a telephone extension

Derived forms of local

localness, noun

Word Origin for local

C15: via Old French from Late Latin locālis, from Latin locus place, locus

Medical definitions for local

local

[ lō′kəl ]

adj.

Affecting or confined to a specific part of the body; not general or systemic.

n.

Local anesthesia.

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