local
Other forms: locals
The adjective local describes something related a specific place. The potholes on a certain street in Pringle, Pennsylvania, might merit a story in the local newspaper.
Locate, location, locale — they all look and sound like local thanks to the Latin root locus, which means "place." Something that's local is limited to a specific place, like a particular neighborhood or city. Local also can describe places that aren't, well, places — they're more like areas. For example, a dentist might administer a local anesthetic to numb your mouth when filling a cavity. That means the anesthetic acts only on a specific area of the body.
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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”
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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”
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national
concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country
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federal
national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
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national
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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”
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express, limited
public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
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public transport
conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
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express, limited
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affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
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anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
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anesthyl
a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic
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antipruritic
a substance that relieves or prevents itching
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benzocaine, ethyl aminobenzoate
a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic
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butacaine, butacaine sulfate
a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic
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ethyl chloride
a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic
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Lidocaine, Xylocaine
a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes
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Ethocaine, procaine
a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine
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tetracaine
a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic
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Novocain, novocaine, procaine hydrochloride
procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)
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anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthesia, anesthetic, anesthetic agent
a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
/ˈloʊkəl/
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