- belonging to or connected with the particular place or area that you are talking about or with the place where you live
- local people/residents/businesses
- members of the local community
- the local police
- local elections
- A local man was accused of the murder.
- Our children go to the local school.
- a local newspaper (= one that gives local news)
- decisions made at the local level
- It was difficult to understand the local dialect.
- affecting only one part of the body
- Her tooth was extracted under local anaesthetic.
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin localis, from Latin locus ‘place’.
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