ˈləukəl adj. & n. --adj. 1 belonging to or existing in a
particular place or places. 2
peculiar to or
only encountered in a particular place or places. 3 of or belonging to
the neighbourhood (the local doctor). 4 of or affecting a
part and not the
whole,
esp. of the
body (local
pain; a local anaesthetic). 5 in
regard to place. --n. a local
person or
thing, esp.: 1 an inhabitant of a particular place regarded
with reference to
that place. 2 a local
train,
bus, etc. 3 (often prec. by the)
Brit. colloq. a local
public house. 4 a local
anaesthetic. 5 US a local
branch of a
trade union. ølocal
authority Brit. an
administrative body in local
government. local
Derby see DERBY. local government a
system of
administration of a
county,
district,
parish,
etc., by the elected representatives of
those who live
there. local
option (or veto) esp. US a system
whereby the inhabitants of a district
may prohibit the
sale of
alcoholic liquor there. local
preacher a
Methodist lay person authorized to
conduct services in a particular
circuit. local
time 1 time
measured from the sun's
transit over the
meridian of a place. 2 the time as reckoned in a particular place, esp. with reference to an
event recorded there. local train a train
stopping at
all the stations on
its route. øølocally adv. localness n. [ME f. OF f. LL localis f. L
locus place]