LOCAL
/ˈləʊkl̩/
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/ˈləʊkl̩/
noun
- A person who lives near a given place.“It's easy to tell the locals from the tourists.”
- A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.“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.“The expresses skipped my station, so I had to take a local.”
adjective
- From or in a nearby location.“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.
adverb
- In the local area; within a city, state, country, etc.“It's never been more important to buy local.”
noun
- An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.
Source: Wiktionary
