Definitions for local
Overview of noun local
The noun local has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) local
(public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York")
2. local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic
(anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body)
Overview of adj local
The adj local has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (47) local
(relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local authorities")
2. (3) local
(of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line")
3. local
(affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia")
