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The Meaning of local

  • (a.) 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.
  • (n.) A train which receives and deposits passengers or freight along the line of the road; a train for the accommodation of a certain district.
  • (n.) On newspaper cant, an item of news relating to the place where the paper is published.

Synonyms

local anesthetic , local anaesthetic , topical anesthetic , topical anaesthetic

Antonyms

express , national , general

Rhymes

boeckel , focal , moeckel , socle , sokol , stoeckel , stoeckle , trokel , vanroekel , vocal