local

local is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

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Local is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈləʊkl/, SAMPA: /"l@Ukl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈloʊkl/, SAMPA: /"loUkl/

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Adjective

Positive local

Comparative more local

Superlative most local

1. Something is local if it comes from a specific place. It often it means a place near the person who is speaking.
   • Antonyms: distant and foreign

   We do not like fruit grown in other countries. We like to eat local fruit.

Noun

Singular local

Plural locals

1. (countable) A person is local if the person comes from a specific place.
   • Synonyms: foreigner and outsider

   They did not trust people from other places. They only trust locals.

Related words

• locally
• locality
• localise/localize
• location
• locate