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- pronunciation:
- lo
k
 l
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or relating to a particular limited area such as a neighborhood or town.
This is a matter for the local police to handle rather than the state police.I went to one of the local doctors when I got sick on my vacation.Many people are not aware of issues involving the local government.- synonyms:
- homegrown
- antonyms:
- cosmopolitan, global, worldwide
- similar words:
- indigenous, municipal, native, parochial, provincial, regional, small-town
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| definition 2: |
of or relating to one's own residential area.
We eat only local produce.
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| definition 3: |
of or relating to a limited area in the body.
The surgery is simple and can be carried out under a local anesthetic.- antonyms:
- general
- similar words:
- limited, restricted, topical
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| definition 4: |
making frequent stops within a limited area. (Cf. express.)
When we get into the city, we'll take a local bus to our street.- antonyms:
- express
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| related words: |
public, state |
(adj.)local
+ noun
activist,
affiliate,
agency,
anesthesia,
authority,
autonomy,
bookstore,
broadcast,
businessman,
cable,
chapter,
charity,
community,
contractor,
currency,
custom,
dealer,
developer,
district,
economy,
election,
elite,
enforcement,
entrepreneur,
farmer,
fisherman,
government,
grocery,
inhabitant,
initiative,
jurisdiction,
legend,
level,
library,
listing,
mall,
merchant,
militia,
musician,
news,
newspaper,
nursery,
official,
ordinance,
parish,
police,
politician,
produce,
provider,
recurrence,
resident,
retailer,
sheriff,
shop,
station,
store,
supermarket,
utility,
villager,
zoning
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a vehicle of transport such as a bus or subway train that makes stops over short distances and travels within a confined area. (Cf. express.)
The local makes more stops than the express.- antonyms:
- express
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| definition 2: |
one who resides within a particular area, especially for a long period of time.
Only the locals know where the best fishing spots are.The locals here are suspicious of outsiders.- antonyms:
- outsider, stranger
- similar words:
- native, neighbor, parishioner, townie, townsfolk, townsman, townspeople, townswoman
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| definition 3: |
a local chapter of a trade union.
He attends regular meetings of the local.- synonyms:
- chapter
- similar words:
- branch
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| related words: |
aborigine |
adjective + (n.)local
curious, longtime, popular
verb + (n.)local
attract, blend, cater, chat, hire, mingle, pack
(n.)local
+ verb
appreciate, call, dub, encounter, favor, flock, gather, hunt, mix, prefer, refer, shop, ski, swear
noun + (n.)local
crowd, favorite, foreigner, handful, restaurant, tourist, union
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The word local
contains the following parts:
loc
Latin
root
that means place
  Example words:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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