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Local

/ˈləʊkl̩/

A person who lives near a given place.

📖 Definitions of "Local"

noun
  1. 1

    A person who lives near a given place.

    "It's easy to tell the locals from the tourists."

  2. 2

    A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.

    "I'm in the TWU, too. Local 6."

  3. 3

    A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.

    "The expresses skipped my station, so I had to take a local."

  4. 4

    One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.

    "I got barred from my local, so I've started going all the way into town for a drink."

adjective
  1. 1

    From or in a nearby location.

    "We prefer local produce."

  2. 2

    (of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.

  3. 3

    (of a condition or state) Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole.

  4. 4

    Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.

    "The patient didn't want to be sedated, so we applied only local anesthesia."

adverb
  1. 1

    In the local area; within a city, state, country, etc.

    "It's never been more important to buy local."

noun
  1. 1

    An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.

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