Local (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial.
  2. pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place or particular places: a local custom.
  3. pertaining to a city, town, or small district rather than an entire state or country: local transportation.
  4. stopping at most or all stations: a local train.
  5. pertaining to or affecting a particular part or particular parts, as of a physical system or organism: a local disease.
  6. (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
  1. a local train, bus, etc.
  2. a newspaper item of local interest.
  3. a local branch of a union, fraternity, etc.
  4. a local anesthetic.
  5. Often locals.
    • a local person or resident: primarily of interest to locals.
    • a local athletic team: the locals versus the state champions.
  6. stamp (def. 22).
  7. a neighborhood pub.
verb (used without object)
  1. to travel by or take a local train or the like.
adjective
  1. an informal, simplified spelling of low-cal.
adjective
  1. characteristic of or associated with a particular locality or area
  2. of, concerned with, or relating to a particular place or point in space
  3. of, affecting, or confined to a limited area or part
  4. (of a train, bus, etc) stopping at all stations or stops
noun
  1. a train, bus, etc, that stops at all stations or stops
  2. an inhabitant of a specified locality
  3. a pub close to one's home or place of work
  4. med short for local anaesthetic
  5. an item of local interest in a newspaper
  6. a local or regional branch of an association
  7. a telephone extension
Local (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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