lo·cal (lkl) adj. 1. a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular place: a local custom; the local slang. b. Of or relating to a city, town, or district rather than a larger area: state and local government. 2. Not broad or general; not widespread: local outbreaks of flu. 3. Of or affecting a specific part of the body: a local infection. 4. Making all possible or scheduled stops on a route; not express: a local train. n. 1. A public conveyance that makes several intermediate stops before the final destination is reached: changed trains to a local. 2. A local chapter or branch of an organization, especially of a labor union. 3. A local anesthetic. 4. Informal A person from a particular locality. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin loclis, from Latin locus, place.] local·ly adv. local·ness n
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