[ US /ˈɫoʊkəɫ/ ]
[ UK /lˈə‍ʊkə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
    local anesthesia
  2. 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
  3. of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood
    local customs
    local schools
    a local point of view
    a local bus line
    local outbreaks of flu
    the local citizens
NOUN
  1. anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
  2. 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
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How To Use local In A Sentence

  • Some lucky local with an open fire had determined the evening warranted a little extra cheer, more than the central heating could provide, and had lit a small blaze on his hearth.
  • So I cringe when a local newsperson shoves a microphone in the face of some young 95-pound twink (Straight Translation: a twink is a skinny homosexual with a lot of moxie). Max Mutchnick: Where Is My Martin Luther Queen?
  • It was a beautiful wooden skiff, with a little outboard motor, perfect for his part-time second occupation of working a few pots to catch crustacea to sell to local pubs and restaurants.
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  • For him, cruelty was a legitimate and necessary procedure, almost a profession of faith, and European artists showed him how to excruciate a tame local reality.
  • She works days as a chambermaid at a local hotel and at night lies awake fearing the sound of his tread.
  • Although I was already a fan of both authors, it was this curious title overlap that led me to snatch these two off the New Releases table at my local bookstore. Romi Lassally: My Literary Indiscretions
  • My ringworm worried her more than the swarms of rumors the local gossips were stirring.
  • Between 1906 and 1907, this wide-ranging businessman established steam-powered tramways in various localities across Japan.
  • It should prove highly convenient for many local people and indeed passers-by.
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