local: Meaning and Definition of

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1. pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial.
2. pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place or particular places: a local custom.
3. pertaining to a city, town, or small district rather than an entire state or country: local transportation.
4. stopping at most or all stations: a local train.
5. pertaining to or affecting a particular part or particular parts, as of a physical system or organism: a local disease.
6. (of anesthesia or an anesthetic) affecting only a particular part or area of the body, without concomitant loss of consciousness, as distinguished from general anesthesia.

1. a local train, bus, etc.
2. a newspaper item of local interest.
3. a local branch of a union, fraternity, etc.
4. a local anesthetic.
5. Often, primarily of interest to locals.
1. a local person or resident:primarily of interest to locals.
2. a local athletic team:the locals versus the state champions.
6. stamp (def. 22).
7. a neighborhood pub.

1. to travel by or take a local train or the like.

lo-cal

1. low-cal.