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# local

adjective; noun (the locals, a local)

«local» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Local means belonging to or near the place where you live, or a particular area. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/local/#m1)
2. The locals are the people who live in a place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/local/#m2)
3. In Britain, «the local» can mean the nearby pub. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/local/#m3)
4. In medicine, a local anaesthetic numbs only one part of the body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/local/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography and everyday life local means close by: the local library, park, school, shop. Local customs are the ways of a particular place, and visitors respect them. Phrases: «local area», «local news», «local time», «local shop», «ask a local».

### Examples

- We borrow books from our local library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/local/#x1)
- The local park has a new playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/local/#x2)
- We asked a local for directions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/local/#x3)
- Buy fruit from local farmers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/local/#x4)
- It's 9 o'clock local time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/local/#x5)
- The local news talked about the flood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/local/#x6)
- Our local football team won the cup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/local/#x7)
- It must therefore have been brought to Europe from the East and adapted to local conditions at Dort and Swaffham. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/local/#x8)

### Note

Adverb: locally. Opposites: national, global, faraway. Local time is the time in that place, which can differ from another time zone. Pronounced LOH-kul.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «local» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/local/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«local» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/local.html) on Mova free.