local

Meaning

Adj

1. From or in a nearby location.
2. Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline.
3. Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program.
4. (not-comparable) Applying to or satisfied by substructures understood as "near points;" in particular:
5. (not-comparable) Applying to or satisfied by substructures understood as "near points;" in particular:
6. (not-comparable) Applying to or satisfied by substructures understood as "near points;" in particular:
7. (not-comparable) Detectable from the behavior of substructures understood to be "near points;" in particular:
8. (not-comparable) Detectable from the behavior of substructures understood to be "near points;" in particular:
9. Having a unique maximal (left) ideal.
10. Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.
11. Descended from an indigenous population.

Noun

1. A person who lives in or near a given place.
2. A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of local train.
4. (British) One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.
5. A locally scoped identifier.
6. (US, slang) An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of local anesthetic.
8. An independent trader who acts for themselves rather than on behalf of investors.
9. (derogatory, slang) A Twitter user who is not a part of Stan Twitter.

Adv

In the local area; within a city, state, country, etc.

Opposite of

remote, global, fast, express

Synonyms

regional

native

provincial

of this place

indigenous

district

topical anaesthetic

local anesthetic

sectional

local anaesthetic

territorial

topical anesthetic

from here

topical

domestic

localized

endemic

belonging to a place

in the country

limitation

limited

localised

locality

locative

municipal

near

nearby

neighboring

next

on this side

parochial

partial

place

resident

section

there

train

🚋

vernacular

vicinal

topical anesthesia

belonging here

belonging there

local news

actual place

local anesthesia

local anaesthesia

community

of that place

indugenous

living nearby

Translations

local

local

locale

lokal

örtlich

local

lokaal

plaatselijk

local

τοπικός

nostrano

locale

εγχώριος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈləʊkl̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: local

In summary

From Middle English local, from Late Latin locālis (“belonging to a place”), possibly also via Old French local; ultimately from Latin locus (“a place”).
The ring-theoretic senses derive from Krull, who first referred to Noetherian commutative rings with a unique maximal ideal as "Stellenring" (Stellen (“place”) + ring) in 1938. The term was inspired by algebraic geometry, where local rings encode information about the behavior of curves (surfaces, etc.) at points; hence, describe "local" behavior.

Sentences

However , some carriage bodies were sold to local farmers .

They were originally employed by local chiefs .

There she served as local convoy escort for the remainder of hostilities .

Rumors of his parents' infidelities drive him to nearly kill a local gossip .

Pollen analysis and the remains of marsh-plants indicates the local presence of swamps .

" The Cross " is a local booklet produced monthly by the Anglican church .