"local" in the noun sense
1. 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
"local" in the adjective sense
1. 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. 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"
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