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What (who) is local - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Localized; Local (disambiguation); Localised
Local
·noun On newspaper cant, an item of news relating to the place where the paper is published.
II. Local ·noun A train which receives and deposits passengers or freight along the line of the road; a train for the accommodation of a certain district.
III. Local ·adj Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom.
local
(locals)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
Local means existing in or belonging to the area where you live, or to the area that you are talking about.
We'd better check on the match in the local paper...
Some local residents joined the students' protest...
I was going to pop up to the local library.
ADJ: ADJ n
•
The locals are local people.
That's what the locals call the place.
N-COUNT: usu pl, oft the N
• locally
We've got cards which are drawn and printed and designed by someone locally.
ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed
2.
Local government is elected by people in one area of a country and controls aspects such as education, housing, and transport within that area.
Education comprises two-thirds of all local council spending.
? national
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
Your local is a pub which is near where you live and where you often go for a drink. (BRIT INFORMAL)
The Black Horse is my local.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu poss N
4.
A local anaesthetic or condition affects only a small area of your body. (MEDICAL)
ADJ
local
a.
Topical, limited.
Examples of use of local
1. Because local authorities understand local priorities.
2. They‘re working alongside local officials, local assets.
3. Local architecture means using local materials and local workers," he says.
4. Real local accountability to give local communities control over local policing.
5. Where local employers feel local schools aren‘t meeting local skill needs, they can get involved.