local
🇺🇸
/ˈləʊkl/
🇬🇧
/ˈləʊkl/
adjective
A1
from or near a place
We buy food from the local market.
R
affecting one body part only
The local pain was treated with medicine.
noun
B1
a person from a place
The local knows the best places to eat.
R
a nearby pub
I met friends at the local for a drink.
R
a union branch
The local held a meeting for workers.
R
a bus or train that stops at all stations
The local stops at every station on the line.
translation
from or near a place; affecting one body part only
a person from a place; a nearby pub; a union branch; a bus or train that stops at all stations
Word Forms
Plural
locals