local
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.
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.
British Informal. a neighborhood pub.
Informal. to travel by or take a local train or the like.
Origin of local
1Other 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
Other definitions for lo-cal (2 of 2)
an informal, simplified spelling of low-cal.
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British Dictionary definitions for local
/ (ˈləʊkəl) /
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
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
Origin of local
1Derived forms of local
- localness, noun
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