- [usually plural] a person who lives in a particular place or district
- The locals are very friendly.
- She’s beginning to sound like one of the locals.
- The victim was a local who jogged regularly in the park.
Extra Examples- Tensions have been growing between students and locals in the area.
- The troops arranged a friendly football match with locals.
- We chatted with the locals at the island's only post office.
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- (British English, informal) a pub near where you live
- I called in at my local on the way home.
- It's a friendly local with good beer.
- (North American English) a branch of a labor union
- (North American English) a bus or train that stops at all places on the routeTopics Transport by bus and trainb2
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin localis, from Latin locus ‘place’.
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