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.
   in full local anesthetic