Local - Definition

adj 1: 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" [ant:
national]
2: 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: affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local
anesthesia" [ant: general]
n 1: 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" [ant: express, limited]
2: anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body [syn:
local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local, topical
anesthetic, topical anaesthetic]