Definition of Local

Adjective: local  low-kul

  1. Relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
    "local taxes"; "local authorities"
     
  2. Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighbourhood
    "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"
     
  3. (medicine) affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
    "local anaesthesia"
Noun: local  low-kul
  1. Public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
    "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"
     
  2. Anaesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
    - local anesthetic [N. Amer], local anaesthetic [Brit, Cdn], topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic
     
  3. [UK] A local pub
     
  4. A person who lives nearby

See also:
loca
locale

Anagrams containing the word local

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