local Definition

local
adj

1. Referring or belonging to a particular place.

Thesaurus: regional, autochthonic.
2. Relating or belonging to one's home area or neighbourhood.

Thesaurus: nearby, neighbourhood, community.
3. Said of a train or bus: stopping at all the stations or stops in a neighbourhood or small area.
4. medicine.
Affecting or confined to a small area or part of the body.
Example: a local infection

noun

1. Someone who lives in a particular area.

Thesaurus: native, resident, inhabitant, yokel, denizen, aborigine.
(Brit)
2. Someone's nearest and most regularly visited pub.
3. A local bus or train.
4. A local anaesthetic.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin localis, from locus place.