English[]
Etymology[]
(adjective) From Old French local < Late Latin localis (“‘belonging to a place’”) < Latin locus (“‘a place’”).
Pronunciation[]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈləʊkl/, SAMPA: /"l@Ukl/
- (US) IPA: /ˈloʊkl/, SAMPA: /"loUkl/
Audio (US) noicon (file) - Rhymes: -əʊkəl
Adjective[]
Local (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})
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- From or in a nearby location.
- We prefer local produce.
- (computing, of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.
- (mathematics, not comparable, of a condition or state) Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole.
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.
- The patient didn't want to be sedated, so we applied only local anesthesia.
Antonyms[]
- global
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Noun[]
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Local ({{{1}}})
- A person who lives nearby.
- It's easy to tell the locals from the tourists.
- A branch of a an nationwide organization such as a trade union.
- I'm in the TWU, too. Local 6.
- (rail transport) A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
- The expresses skipped my station, so I had to take a local.
- (British) One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.
- Template:Programming A locally scoped identifier.
- Functional programming languages usually don't allow changing the immediate value of locals once they've been initialized, unless they're explicitly marked as being mutable.
Synonyms[]
- (rail transport) stopper
Antonyms[]
- (rail transport) fast, express
Derived terms[]
- localism
- locally
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Related terms[]
External links[]
- Local in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Local in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- Local at OneLook® Dictionary Search
Catalan[]
Adjective[]
Local m.
Related terms[]
- lloc
- localitat
French[]
Etymology[]
From Late Latin localis, from Latin locus.
Pronunciation[]
audio noicon (file)
Adjective[]
Local m. (f. Locale, m. plural locaux, f. plural Locales)
Antonyms[]
- global
Noun[]
Local m. (plural locaux)
- room
Anagrams[]
- acllo,
- colla
Portuguese[]
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /lo.ˈkaʊ/
Adjective[]
Template:Pt-adj-mf
Noun[]
Local m. (plural locais)
- premises, rooms
- site
- place, location
Spanish[]
Adjective[]
Local m. and f. (plural locales)
Noun[]
Local m. (plural locales)
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Plural |
- premises, rooms
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