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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lo•cal /ˈloʊkəl/USA pronunciation adj. - relating to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place:a local custom; a local hospital.
- of or relating to a city, town, or small district rather than an entire state or country:[before a noun]local town government.
- stopping at most or all stations:a local train.
- Medicineaffecting only a particular part or area of the body without loss of consciousness:a local anesthetic.
n. [countable] - Transporta local train, bus, etc.:Take the local to 23rd Street.
- Drugsa local anesthetic.
- 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 © 2024lo•cal (lō′kəl),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space;
spatial. - pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place or particular places:a local custom.
- pertaining to a city, town, or small district rather than an entire state or country:local transportation.
- stopping at most or all stations:a local train.
- pertaining to or affecting a particular part or particular parts, as of a physical system or organism:a local disease.
- 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. - a local train, bus, etc.
- a newspaper item of local interest.
- a local branch of a union, fraternity, etc.
- Drugsa local anesthetic.
- Often, locals.
- a local person or resident:primarily of interest to locals.
- a local athletic team:the locals versus the state champions.
- stamp (def. 22).
- British Termsa neighborhood pub.
v.i. - Informal Termsto travel by or take a local train or the like.
- Late Latin locālis. See locus, -al1
- late Middle English 1400–50
- Informal Termslow-cal.
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