[
US
/ˈɫoʊkəɫ/
]
[ UK /lˈəʊkəl/ ]
[ UK /lˈəʊkəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
local anesthesia -
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 -
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
- anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
-
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
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.