local
noun
: a local person or thing: such as
a
: a local public conveyance (such as a train or an elevator)
b
: a local or particular branch, lodge, or chapter of an organization (such as a labor union)
c
British
: a nearby or neighborhood pub
Examples of local in a Sentence
He's the president of the union local at the factory.
the truck drivers are members of Local 349 of the Teamsters' Union
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As the two men drink their first soda for nearly a year and wistfully speak of clean clothes, another first-person view drone is heard overhead in the city of Kramatorsk, sending locals scattering.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Spellers who didn't make it to the final still packed into the 3,700-seat venue on Thursday, along with families, journalists and curious locals.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 May 2026
The open-air market forms a pedestrian-only ring around the foot of the Acropolis and has served as a gathering point for locals and travelers for thousands of years.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Grand Junction has been home to JUCO, as it’s simply known by locals and junior college ball clubs, since 1959.
—James Burky, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Spellers who didn't make it to the final still packed into the 3,700-seat venue on Thursday, along with families, journalists and curious locals.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 May 2026
The open-air market forms a pedestrian-only ring around the foot of the Acropolis and has served as a gathering point for locals and travelers for thousands of years.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Grand Junction has been home to JUCO, as it’s simply known by locals and junior college ball clubs, since 1959.
—James Burky, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
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“Local.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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local
1 of 2 adjective
lo·cal
ˈlō-kəl 
1
: of or relating to position in space
2
: relating to a particular place
local news
a local custom
3
: serving the needs of a certain district
local government
4
: involving or affecting only a small part of the body
a local infection
locally
adverb
-kə-lē
local
2 of 2 noun1
: a public vehicle (as a bus or train) that makes all of the stops or most of the stops along its route
2
: a local branch (as of a lodge or labor union)
Medical Definition
local
1 of 2 adjective
lo·cal
ˈlō-kəl
: involving or affecting only a restricted part of the organism
local inflammation
compare systemic sense a
local
2 of 2 noun
: local anesthetic
also
: local anesthesia
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