Local Definition–adjective | 1. | pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial. | | 2. | pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place or particular places: 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. | Medicine/Medical. (of anesthesia or an anesthetic) affecting only a particular part or area of the body, without concomitant loss of consciousness, as distinguished from general anesthesia. | –noun | 7. | a local train, bus, etc. | | 8. | a newspaper item of local interest. | | 9. | a local branch of a union, fraternity, etc. | | 11. | Often, locals. | a. | a local person or resident: primarily of interest to locals. | | b. | a local athletic team: the locals versus the state champions. | | | 13. | British Informal. a neighborhood pub. | –verb (used without object) | 14. | Informal. to travel by or take a local train or the like. | |
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