locally

UK: /ˈləʊkəli/ US: (lō′kə lē)

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lo•cal•ly  (lō′kə lē), adv. 

1. in a particular place, area, location, etc.
2. with regard to place.
3. in a local area;
   nearby:
   Not much interest is taken in the chess tournament locally.

• late Middle English localliche. See local, -ly 1400–50

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locally / ˈləʊkəlɪ/ adverb

1. within a particular area or place

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lo•cal /ˈloʊkəl/   adj. 

1. relating to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place:
   a local custom; a local hospital.
2. of or relating to a city, town, or small district rather than an entire state or country:
   [before a noun] local town government.
3. stopping at most or all stations:
   a local train.
4. Medicine affecting only a particular part or area of the body without loss of consciousness:
   a local anesthetic.

n. [countable]

5. Transport a local train, bus, etc.:
   Take the local to 23rd Street.
6. Drugs a local anesthetic.
7. Often, locals. [plural] a local person or resident:
   The locals don't like newcomers.

lo•cal•ly, adv. See -loc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

lo•cal  (lō′kəl), adj. 

1. pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space;
   spatial.
2. pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place or particular places:
   a local custom.
3. pertaining to a city, town, or small district rather than an entire state or country:
   local transportation.
4. stopping at most or all stations:
   a local train.
5. pertaining to or affecting a particular part or particular parts, as of a physical system or organism:
   a local disease.
6. Medicine (of anesthesia or an anesthetic) affecting only a particular part or area of the body, without concomitant loss of consciousness, as distinguished from general anesthesia.

n. 

7. a local train, bus, etc.
8. a newspaper item of local interest.
9. a local branch of a union, fraternity, etc.
10. Drugs a local anesthetic.
11. Often, locals. 
    • a local person or resident:
      primarily of interest to locals.
    • a local athletic team:
      the locals versus the state champions.
12. stamp (def. 22).
13. British Terms a neighborhood pub.

v.i. 

14. Informal Terms to travel by or take a local train or the like.

• Late Latin locālis. See locus, -al¹
• late Middle English 1400–50

lo′cal•ness, n. 

lo-cal  (lō′kal′, -kal′), adj. 

1. Informal Terms low-cal.