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local

pertaining to a particular place: local custom

Not to be confused with:

locale – location; scene or setting, as in a film, play, or novel: filmed in a desert locale

lo·cal

(lō′kəl)

adj.

a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular place: a local custom; the local slang.

b. Of or relating to a city, town, or district rather than a larger area: state and local government.

2. Not broad or general; not widespread: local outbreaks of flu.

3. Of or affecting a specific part of the body: a local infection.

4. Making all possible or scheduled stops on a route; not express: a local train.

1. A public conveyance that makes several intermediate stops before the final destination is reached: changed trains to a local.

2. A local chapter or branch of an organization, especially of a labor union.

3. A local anesthetic.

4. Informal A person from a particular locality.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin locālis, from Latin locus, place.]

lo′cal·ly adv.

lo′cal·ness n.

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local

(ˈləʊkəl)

adj

1. characteristic of or associated with a particular locality or area

2. of, concerned with, or relating to a particular place or point in space

3. (Medicine) med of, affecting, or confined to a limited area or part. Compare general¹⁰, systemic²

4. (of a train, bus, etc) stopping at all stations or stops

5. a train, bus, etc, that stops at all stations or stops

6. an inhabitant of a specified locality

7. informal Brit a pub close to one's home or place of work

8. (Medicine) med short for local anaesthetic

9. (Journalism & Publishing) US and Canadian an item of local interest in a newspaper

10. US and Canadian a local or regional branch of an association

11. (Telecommunications) Canadian a telephone extension

[C15: via Old French from Late Latin locālis, from Latin locus place, locus]

ˈlocalness n

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lo•cal

(ˈloʊ kəl)
adj.

1. pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial.

2. pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place: 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.

7. a local train, bus, etc.

8. a newspaper item of local interest.

9. a local branch of a union, fraternity, etc.

10. a local anesthetic.

11. Often, locals.

a. a local person or resident.

b. a local athletic team.

v.i.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin locālis. See locus, -al¹]

lo′cal•ly, adv.

lo′cal•ness, n.

lo-cal

(ˈloʊˈkæl, -ˌkæl)

adj.

low-cal.

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Noun	1.	local - 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" public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight limited, express - public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York"
	2.	local - anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations anesthyl - a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic antipruritic - a substance that relieves or prevents itching benzocaine, ethyl aminobenzoate - a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic butacaine, butacaine sulfate - a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic ethyl chloride - a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic Lidocaine, Xylocaine - a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes Ethocaine, procaine - a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine tetracaine - a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic
Adj.	1.	local - 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" national - concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country; "the national government"; "national elections"; "of national concern"; "the national highway system"; "national forests"
	2.	local - of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"
	3.	local - affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques general - affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms"

local

adjective

1. community, district, regional, provincial, parish, neighbourhood, small-town (chiefly U.S.), parochial, parish pump I was going to pop up to the local library.

2. nearby, close, community, near, neighbouring We try to support the local shops.

3. confined, limited, narrow, restricted The blockage caused a local infection.

noun

1. resident, native, inhabitant, character (informal), local yokel (disparaging) That's what the locals call the place.

2. pub, bar, inn, tavern, counter, lounge, saloon, canteen, public house, watering hole (facetious slang), boozer (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), hostelry (archaic or facetious), taproom The Black Horse is my local.

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local

adjective

1. Confined to a particular location or site:

localized.

2. Having the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolation:

insular, limited, narrow, narrow-minded, parochial, provincial, small-town.

Translations

مَحَلّيمَحَلِيّ

místní

lokalstedlig

örtlich Orts-...lokal

τοπικός

local municipal regional cerca del barrio

paikallinenpaikallisjunapaikallisosastopaikallisyhdistyspaikkakuntalainen

local proche

lokalanlokalnimjesni

hely i

staî-, staîar-, staîbundinn

locale nostrano posizione pub rionale riconoscimento

局部の

국소적인

įkurdintinatūrojenustatyti buvimo vietąvietiniu mastuvietoje

vietējs

miestny

lokalen

lokal

ประจำท้องถิ่น

yerel

thuộc địa phương

当地的本地的地方的

local

[ˈləʊkəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= in or of the area) [custom, newspaper, radio] → local; [school, shop, doctor] → del barrio; [bus, train] → urbano; [news, weather forecast] → regional
the local community → el vecindario, el barrio; (wider) → la zona, el área
local currency → moneda f local, moneda f del país
to be of local interest → ser de interés local
he's a local man → es de aquí
local residents have complained to the council → los residentes del barrio or de la zona se han quejado al ayuntamiento
local train services have been cut → han reducido los servicios locales de tren
whatever you do, don't drink the local wine → hagas lo que hagas no bebas el vino del lugar

2. (= municipal) [administration, taxes, elections] → municipal
at (the) local level → a nivel municipal or local

3. (Med) [pain] → localizado

B. N

1. (= local resident) the locals → los vecinos; (wider) → la gente de la zona
he's a local → es de aquí

2. (Brit) (= pub) bar de la zona donde alguien vive

3. (Med) (= local anaesthetic) → anestesia f local

4. (US) (Rail) tren, autobús, etc que hace parada en todas las estaciones

C. CPD local anaesthetic, local anesthetic (US) N → anestesia f local
under local anaesthetic → bajo anestesia local
local authority N (Brit, New Zealand) → gobierno m local; [of city, town] → ayuntamiento m
local call N (Telec) → llamada f local
local colour, local color (US) N (esp Literat, Cine) → ambiente m local, ambiente m del lugar
local council N → ayuntamiento m, municipio m
local education authority N → secretaría f municipal de educación
local government N (Brit) → administración f municipal
local government elections NPL → elecciones fpl municipales
local government expenditure N → gastos mpl municipales
local time N → hora f local

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local

[ˈləʊk^əl]

adj (of a particular area or region) [community, police, shop, hospital, produce] → local(e)
local people → la population locale, les gens du coin
a local resident → un(e) riverain(e)
the local paper → le journal local
at a local level → au niveau local local election

(British) (= pub) to be sb's local → être le bar habituel de qn
The Black Horse is my local → Le Black Horse est mon bar habituel.

(= person from the area) → homme du coin(femme)m/f
the locals → les gens du coin
That's what the locals call the place → C'est comme ça que les gens du coin appellent l'endroit.local anaesthesia n → anesthésie f localelocal anaesthetic n → anesthésie f localelocal area network n → réseau m locallocal authority n → municipalité f, collectivité f localelocal call n → appel m locallocal colour local color (US) n → couleur f localelocal education authority n autorité locale chargée de l'enseignement → académielocal election n → élection f localelocal government n → administration f locale

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local

adj → örtlich; (= in this area) → hiesig; (= in that area) → dortig; anaesthetic → lokal, örtlich; local radio → Lokalradio nt; local radio station → Regionalsender m; local news → Lokalnachrichten pl; local newspaper → Lokalzeitung f; local politician → Kommunalpolitiker(in) m(f); all the local residents → alle Ortsansässigen pl; he’s a local man → er ist ein Ortsansässiger, er ist von hier (inf); local community → Kommune f; local taxes → Kommunalabgaben pl; local currency → Landeswährung f; at local level → auf lokaler Ebene; it’s only of local interest → es ist nur für die Einheimischen interessant; local opinion is against the change → die öffentliche Meinung am Ort ist gegen die Änderung; the latest local gossip → der neueste Klatsch (hier/dort); local bus → Stadtbus m; (serving the immediate locality) → Nahverkehrsbus m; local time → Ortszeit f; local train → Nahverkehrszug m; local traffic → Ortsverkehr m; local TV → Lokalfernsehen nt; go into your local branch → gehen Sie zu Ihrer Zweigstelle; vote for your local candidate → wählen Sie den Kandidaten Ihres Wahlkreises; accents with the usual local variations → Dialekte mit den üblichen regionalen Unterschieden; one of our local sons → einer der Söhne unserer Gemeinde/Stadt; we used the local shops when we were in Spain → wir haben in den Läden der Einheimischen eingekauft, als wir in Spanien waren; our village hasn’t got a local butcher → unser Dorf hat keinen eigenen Schlachter; there are two local grocers (esp Brit) → es gibt zwei Lebensmittelhändler am Ort; the local shops aren’t very good → die dortigen/hiesigen Geschäfte sind nicht sehr gut; our local doctor back home in Canada → unser Arzt zu Hause in Kanada; what are their main local products there? → was wird dort (in der Gegend) hauptsächlich erzeugt?; the best local wine → der beste Wein der Gegend; the local wine over there will make you sick → von dem dortigen Wein wird es einem schlecht

(Brit inf: = pub) the local (in village) → der Dorfkrug, die Dorfkneipe (inf); (in community) → das Stammlokal; our local → unsere Stammkneipe (inf), → unser Stammlokal nt

(born in) → Einheimische(r) mf; (living in) → Einwohner(in) m(f)

(Med inf: = local anaesthetic) → örtliche Betäubung

(US) (= branch) → Zweigstelle f; (= train) → Nahverkehrszug m

local

local area network

n (Comput) → lokales Rechnernetz, LAN nt

local authority

n → Kommunalbehörde f

local call

n (Telec) → Ortsgespräch nt

local colour, (US) local color

n → Lokalkolorit nt

local council

n → Gemeindeverwaltung f; (in town) → Stadtverwaltung f; (= councillors) → Gemeinderat m; (in town) → Stadtrat m

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local

[ˈləʊk/əl]

1. adj (gen) → locale; (resident, shop) → del posto
local doctor → medico della zona

2. n (fam)

a. he's a local → è uno del posto
the locals → la gente del posto

b. (Brit) (pub) → bar m inv sotto casa

local

(ˈləukəl) adjective

belonging to a certain place or district. The local shops are very good; local problems.

ˈlocally adverb

locality (ləˈkaləti) – plural loˈcalities – noun

a district. Public transport is a problem in this locality.

locate (ləˈkeit) , ((American) ˈloukeit) verb

1. to set in a particular place or position. The kitchen is located in the basement.

2. to find the place or position of. He located the street he was looking for on the map.

loˈcation (-ˈkeiʃən) noun

1. position or situation.

2. the act of locating.

on location

(of filming) in natural surroundings outside the studio.

local

→ مَحَلِيّ místní lokal örtlich τοπικός local paikallinen local lokalan locale 局部の 국소적인 lokaal lokal lokalny local местный lokal ประจำท้องถิ่น yerel thuộc địa phương 当地的

lo·cal

a. local, rel. a una parte aislada;

___ anesthesia → anestesia ___;

___ application → aplicación ___;

___ recurrence → reaparición ___.

local

adj local

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It may be said that it would tend to render the government of the Union too powerful, and to enable it to absorb those residuary authorities, which it might be judged proper to leave with the States for local purposes.

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(1) Local spies; (2) inward spies; (3) converted spies;

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Either the existence of the same passion or interest in a majority at the same time must be prevented, or the majority, having such coexistent passion or interest, must be rendered, by their number and local situation, unable to concert and carry into effect schemes of oppression.

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Throw in the local color, wads of it, and a bit of sentiment perhaps, but no slumgullion about political economy nor social strata or such stuff.

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I have reason to know that a local friend of ours (on whom I beg to bestow a passing but a hearty malediction, with the kind permission of my reverend friend) sneaks to and fro, and dodges up and down.

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There were "locals" in every big city and town, and they were being organized rapidly in the smaller places; a local had anywhere from six to a thousand members, and there were fourteen hundred of them in all, with a total of about twenty-five thousand members, who paid dues to support the organization.

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One other consideration is worth notice: with animals and plants that can propagate rapidly and are not highly locomotive, there is reason to suspect, as we have formerly seen, that their varieties are generally at first local; and that such local varieties do not spread widely and supplant their parent-forms until they have been modified and perfected in some considerable degree.

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Everywhere in the world the devotees of each local faith abhor the devotees of every other, and abstain from murder only so long as they dare not commit it.

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Because, under the national government, treaties and articles of treaties, as well as the laws of nations, will always be expounded in one sense and executed in the same manner, -- whereas, adjudications on the same points and questions, in thirteen States, or in three or four confederacies, will not always accord or be consistent; and that, as well from the variety of independent courts and judges appointed by different and independent governments, as from the different local laws and interests which may affect and influence them.

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And as all such have a local basis, we can come closer to the truth--or the probability--by knowing the local conditions as we go along.

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The conversation had turned to the subject of sleight-of-hand and the feats of the prestidigitateurs, one of whom was then exhibiting at a local theatre.

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"Well, how is your district council doing?" asked Sergey Ivanovitch, who was greatly interested in these local boards and attached great importance to them.