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local

('l/oU/k/@/l )

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area(adj.all)

Example:
Local taxes.
Local authorities.

Antonym:
national

source: wordnet30
of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood(adj.pert)

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

source: wordnet30
affecting only a restricted part or area of the body(adj.all)

Example:
Local anesthesia.

Antonym:
general

source: wordnet30
Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom.(adjective)

source: webster1913

public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops(noun.artifact)

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

Antonym:
express, limited

source: wordnet30
anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic

source: wordnet30
A train which receives and deposits passengers or freight along the line of the road; a train for the accommodation of a certain district.(noun)

source: webster1913

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