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Meaning of word local from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops.

Example : The local seemed to take forever to get to New York.

Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops.

He caught the express to New York.
express, limited

Meaning : Anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body.

Synonyms : local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic

Meaning : Relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area.

Example : Local taxes.
Local authorities.

Concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country.

The national government.
National elections.
Of national concern.
The national highway system.
National forests.
national

Meaning : Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood.

Example : Local customs.
Local schools.
The local citizens.
A local point of view.
Local outbreaks of flu.
A local bus line.

Translation in other languages :

Meaning : Affecting only a restricted part or area of the body.

Example : Local anesthesia.

Affecting the entire body.

A general anesthetic.
General symptoms.
general

Antonym meaning