local
lo·cal (lō′kəl)
adjective
- relating to place
- of, characteristic of, or confined to a particular place or district items of local interest
- not broad; restricted; narrow local outlook
- of or for a particular part or specific area of the body; not general
- ☆ making all stops along its run a local bus
- Chiefly Brit. of or relating to specific portions or details of a literary text, as distinguished from its overall structure, themes, style, etc.
Etymology: ME locall < OFr local < LL localis < L locus, a place < IE *stlokos < base *stel-, to set up, stand, location > stalk, stall, still, Gr stellein, to put
noun
- ☆ a local train, bus, etc.
- ☆ a newspaper item of local interest only
- ☆ a chapter or branch of a labor union
- Informal a resident of a particular place they tried to convince the locals
- Brit., Informal a neighborhood pub
- an anesthetic that numbs only a small area of the body, allowing the patient to remain conscious during minor surgery, a biopsy, etc.
local
modif.
Associated with a locality
sectional, insular, divisional, territorial, situal, district, provincial, neighborhood, town, civic, topographical, geographical, descriptive, historical, geologic, geodetic, botanical, small-town, parochial, zoological, social, economic; see also political, regional.Restricted to a locality
limited, confined, bounded; see restricted.
Converse of object
- involve: Some locals involved - credit to Nicole, Julia and a few other local boarders who pushed to the front.
- use: The school used to compete in marathons against local boys with which the locals used to win.
- prevent: Bottled water To prevent locals refilling bottles of water from their restaurant sinks only drink sparkling water and as above use a sanitary straw.
Modifies a noun
- authority: The cemetery is under the watchful eye of the local authority.
- community: Thanks to Beverley, her local community can continue to have direct access to Norfolk Police.
- government: The local government here in East Ayrshire have decided to grant another year of web support.
- resident: It is anticipated that local residents will gain access to the garden through a locked gate system.
- council: Local councils, DVLA, even the Inland Revenue, they could all be run from Delhi for a fraction of the current cost.
- people: Local support was fantastic, with over 100 local people attending.
Modifying Another Word
- genuinely: Beware: their whole infrastructure is designed for centralized distribution, and it would be impossible for them to supply genuinely local food.
- however: However local circumstances may require you to adapt or amend the assessment for each workplace or work activity.
- only: There are no local objects, only local references.
- just: It's not just local traffic on that extra leg that should be considered either.
Possessives
- heart: Don't be insulting about Leeds United Football Club - football is a subject dear to locals ' hearts.
Used with adjective complement
- assist: Assisting Local Management Committees to monitor and evaluate their community development work.
- consult: Please consult local Parish Councils on what route is appropriate, as well as Oswestry communities and north Shropshire.
- respect: Stateroom immediately and atlantic and pacific a respected local.
- run: Our volunteers live in rural Native American communities and run local YMCA Youth Centers.
- keep: Data transfers between the PMC modules are kept local to the PCI bus on the Carrier Board avoiding unnecessary loading of the CompactPCI bus.
Preposition: in
- town: At dusk it is your turn to party with the locals in town.
I thought that the best thing to do was to settle up these littlelocal difficulties, and thenturntothewider visionof the Commonwealth.
A local thing called Christianity.
Browse dictionary entries near local
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- lobule
- lobsterman
- lobster thermidor
- lobster tail
- lobster pot
- lobster
- lobscouse
