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