Local
/หlษสklฬฉ/
The meaning and definition of Local, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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A person who lives near a given place.
โIt's easy to tell the locals from the tourists.โ
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A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.
โI'm in the TWU, too. Local 6.โ
adjective
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Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.
โThe patient didn't want to be sedated, so we applied only local anesthesia.โ
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Descended from an indigenous population.
โHawaiian Pidgin is spoken by the local population.โ
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
stopper topical
Antonyms
express fast global
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