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Definition of Local
1. Adjective. Relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area. "Local authorities"
2. Noun. Public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops. "The local seemed to take forever to get to New York"
3. Adjective. Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood. "A local bus line"
4. Noun. Anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body.
Generic synonyms: Anaesthetic, Anaesthetic Agent, Anesthetic, Anesthetic Agent
Specialized synonyms: Anesthyl, Antipruritic, Benzocaine, Ethyl Aminobenzoate, Butacaine, Butacaine Sulfate, Ethyl Chloride, Lidocaine, Xylocaine, Ethocaine, Procaine, Tetracaine
5. Adjective. Affecting only a restricted part or area of the body. "Local anesthesia"
Similar to: Localised, Localized, Topical
Antonyms: General
Definition of Local
1. a. Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom.
2. n. A train which receives and deposits passengers or freight along the line of the road; a train for the accommodation of a certain district.
Definition of Local
1. Adjective. From or in a nearby location. ¹
2. Adjective. (computing of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program. ¹
3. Adjective. (mathematics not comparable of a condition or state) Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole. ¹
4. Adjective. (medicine) Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism. ¹
5. Adjective. Descended from an indigenous population. ¹
6. Noun. A person who lives nearby. ¹
7. Noun. A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union. ¹
8. Noun. (rail transport) A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones. ¹
9. Noun. (British) One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar. ¹
10. Noun. (programming) A locally scoped identifier. ¹
11. Noun. (US slang journalism) An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Local
1. a train or bus making all stops [n -S]
Medical Definition of Local
1. Restricted to or pertaining to one spot or part, not general. Origin: L. Localis This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)