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local
adjective
noun
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
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ˈləʊkl̩
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adjective
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
“local taxes”
adjective
affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
“local anesthesia”
adjective
of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood
“local customs”
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”
noun
anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
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Example Sentences
local taxes
local authorities
local anesthesia
local customs
local schools
the local citizens
a local point of view
local outbreaks of flu
the local seemed to take forever to get to New York
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