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local
adjective
connected
with
or
limited
to
a
particular
place
rather
than
the
whole
country
or
world
•
I
prefer
to
buy
fresh
vegetables
from
the
local
market
.
I
prefer
to
buy
fresh
vegetables
from
the
local
market
.
•
The
city
council
wants
to
support
local
businesses
instead
of
big
chains
.
The
city
council
wants
to
support
local
businesses
instead
of
big
chains
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
‘
local
’,
from
late
Latin
‘
localis
’,
from
Latin
‘
locus
’
meaning
‘
place
’.
noun
a
person
who
lives
in
a
particular
area
•
A
local
showed
us
the
quickest
way
to
the
waterfall
.
A
local
showed
us
the
quickest
way
to
the
waterfall
.
•
The
restaurant
is
popular
with
both
tourists
and
locals
.
The
restaurant
is
popular
with
both
tourists
and
locals
.
From
the
adjective
sense
,
used
as
a
noun
since
the
mid-19th
century
.
noun
informal
:
the
pub
that
people
in
a
neighbourhood
regularly
visit
•
Shall
we
meet
at
our
local
after
work
for
a
quick
pint
?
Shall
we
meet
at
our
local
after
work
for
a
quick
pint
?
•
The
local
gets
crowded
on
quiz
night
.
The
local
gets
crowded
on
quiz
night
.
Extension
of
noun
sense
by
ellipsis
of
“
pub
,”
first
recorded
early
20th
century
in
British
English
.
noun
a
train
or
bus
that
stops
at
every
station
or
stop
along
its
route
•
Take
the
local
if
you
need
the
smaller
stations
between
New
York
and
Newark
.
Take
the
local
if
you
need
the
smaller
stations
between
New
York
and
Newark
.
•
The
express
skips
my
stop
,
so
I
always
ride
the
local
.
The
express
skips
my
stop
,
so
I
always
ride
the
local
.
Early
20th-century
American
railroad
usage
,
shortening
of
“
local
train
.”