local
/ˈləʊkl̩//ˈloʊkl̩/noun
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A person who lives near a given place.
Example: It's easy to tell the locals from the tourists.
A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.
Example: I'm in the TWU, too. Local 6.
A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
Example: The expresses skipped my station, so I had to take a local.
One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.
Example: I got barred from my local, so I've started going all the way into town for a drink.
adjective
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From or in a nearby location.
Example: We prefer local produce.
(of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.
(of a condition or state) Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole.
Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.
Example: The patient didn't want to be sedated, so we applied only local anesthesia.
adverb
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In the local area; within a city, state, country, etc.
Example: It's never been more important to buy local.
noun
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An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.