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 Definitions of Local  [ˈloʊ kəl]  

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Definition of 'Local' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) local
pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial.

2.  local
pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place:
a local custom.

3.  local
pertaining to a city, town, or small district rather than an entire state or country:
local transportation.

4.  local
stopping at most or all stations:
a local train.

5.  local
pertaining to or affecting a particular part or particular parts, as of a physical system or organism:
a local disease.

6.  local
(of anesthesia or an anesthetic) affecting only a particular part or area of the body without concomitant loss of consciousness.

7. (n.) local
a local train, bus, etc.

8.  local
a newspaper item of local interest.

9.  local
a local branch of a union, fraternity, etc.

10.  local
a local anesthetic.

11.  local
Often, locals.

12.  local
a local person or resident.

13.  local
a local athletic team.

Etymology:  (1400–50; late ME < LL locālis. See locus , -al1)

Definition of 'Local' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) local
public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
"the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"

2. (adj) local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic
anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

3. (adj) local
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
"local taxes"; "local authorities"

4. (adj) local
of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood
"local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"

5. (adj) local
affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
"local anesthesia"


Definition of 'Local' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) local
in the area you live in
the local swimming pool; local and national news; a local community group

2.  local
affecting only a small part of your body
a local anesthetic


Definition of 'Local' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Local
of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom

2. (noun) Local
a train which receives and deposits passengers or freight along the line of the road; a train for the accommodation of a certain district

3. (noun) Local
on newspaper cant, an item of news relating to the place where the paper is published


Translation of 'Local' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: belonging to a certain place or district
The local shops are very good; local problems.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: plaaslik Arabic flag Arabic: مَحَلّي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: местен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: local Czech flag Czech: místní German flag German: Orts-...
Danish flag Danish: lokal; stedlig Greek flag Greek: τοπικός Spanish flag Spanish: local, del barrio, de la
Estonian flag Estonian: kohalik Farsi flag Farsi: محلی Finnish flag Finnish: paikallinen
French flag French: local, du quartier Hebrew flag Hebrew: מְקוֹמִי Hindi flag Hindi: स्थानीय, सीमित
Croatian flag Croatian: lokalni Hungarian flag Hungarian: hely(bel)i Indonesian flag Indonesian: lokal
Icelandic flag Icelandic: stað-, staðar-, staðbundi Italian flag Italian: locale Japanese flag Japanese: 地域の
Korean flag Korean: 현지의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: vietinis Latvian flag Latvian: vietējs
Malay flag Malay: tempatan Dutch flag Dutch: plaatselijk Norwegian flag Norwegian: lokal, stedlig
Polish flag Polish: miejscowy Persian flag Persian: محلی Pashto flag Pashto: محلى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: local Romanian flag Romanian: local Russian flag Russian: местный
Slovak flag Slovak: miestny Slovenian flag Slovenian: lokalen Serbian flag Serbian: lokalni
Swedish flag Swedish: lokal, orts- Thai flag Thai: ประจำท้องถิ่น Turkish flag Turkish: yerel
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 當地的,本地的,地方的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: місцевий Urdu flag Urdu: مقامی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: địa phương Chinese flag Chinese: 地方的,当地的,本地的

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