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local Definition

lo·cal (lō′kəl)

adjective

  1. relating to place
  2. of, characteristic of, or confined to a particular place or district items of local interest
  3. not broad; restricted; narrow local outlook
  4. of or for a particular part or specific area of the body; not general
  5. ☆ making all stops along its run a local bus
  6. 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

  1. ☆ a local train, bus, etc.
  2. ☆ a newspaper item of local interest only
  3. ☆ a chapter or branch of a labor union
  4. Informal a resident of a particular place they tried to convince the locals
  5. Brit., Informal a neighborhood pub
  6. an anesthetic that numbs only a small area of the body, allowing the patient to remain conscious during minor surgery, a biopsy, etc.

local Synonyms

local

modif.

  1. 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.

  2. Restricted to a locality

    limited, confined, bounded; see restricted.

local Finance Definition
A floor trader on an options or futures exchange who trades contracts for his or her own account. Locals help to provide liquidity to the markets by being present to either buy or sell securities.
local Usage Examples

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.
local Quotes

I thought that the best thing to do was to settle up these littlelocal difficulties, and thenturntothewider visionof the Commonwealth.

—Stockton

A local thing called Christianity.

—Hardy,Thomas