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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How to use local in a sentence
Mr. Bachner said it had been hard to introduce his work ethic and share his vision with the locals and his team.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech | Liza Foreman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut locals there say any money deposited is thrown into an unlocked cupboard behind the tellers, hardly inspiring confidence.
Imam Bheel, as locals call him, was added to a list of worldwide traffickers subject to U.S. sanctions in 2009.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe speaks in a whisper, flanked by the two locals who set up the meeting.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey were carpenters making chairs, beds and other rudimentary pieces of furniture for the locals.
The dining room was for the souls of the locals, who could admire the desert more conveniently than find a good meal.
Fee of the Frontier | Horace Brown FyfeIf you take them both away, the locals, whom you have been studiously antagonizing, will swamp whoever you leave behind.
Space Viking | Henry Beam PiperThey'll let down on a village, run the locals out, gather up what's around and bring it here.
Space Viking | Henry Beam PiperThey felt the culprits had deserved what they'd gotten; not for what they'd done to the locals, but for disobeying orders.
Space Viking | Henry Beam PiperThe locals who had been interrogated hadn't been in actual contact with Dunnan's people except in combat.
Space Viking | Henry Beam Piper
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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