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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
lo•cal /ˈloʊkəl/USA pronunciation   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. Medicineaffecting only a particular part or area of the body without loss of consciousness:a local anesthetic.

n. [countable]
  1. Transporta local train, bus, etc.:Take the local to 23rd Street.
  2. Drugsa local anesthetic.
  3. 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),USA pronunciation 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. 
  1. a local train, bus, etc.
  2. a newspaper item of local interest.
  3. a local branch of a union, fraternity, etc.
  4. Drugsa local anesthetic.
  5. Often, locals. 
    • a local person or resident:primarily of interest to locals.
    • a local athletic team:the locals versus the state champions.
  6. stamp (def. 22).
  7. British Termsa neighborhood pub.

v.i. 
  1. Informal Termsto 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′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Informal Termslow-cal.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
local / ˈləʊkəl/
  1. characteristic of or associated with a particular locality or area
  2. of, concerned with, or relating to a particular place or point in space
  3. of, affecting, or confined to a limited area or part
    Compare systemic2
  4. (of a train, bus, etc) stopping at all stations or stops
  1. a train, bus, etc, that stops at all stations or stops
  2. an inhabitant of a specified locality
  3. a pub close to one's home or place of work
  4. short for local anaesthetic
  5. an item of local interest in a newspaper
Etymology: 15th Century: via Old French from Late Latin locālis, from Latin locus place, locusˈlocalness

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