local
- noun
- /ˈloʊkəl/
- The economic impact of tourist-resort properties on locals is also undeniable.
- locals and tourists
- interact with the locals
- locals and incomers
So our, our office there was relying on the locals to come do something.
- So our, our office there was relying on the locals to come do something.
- I really felt like a local or like a semi local.
Examples
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So we're going to relax, join the locals, and watch this place transform.
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Majid suggests lunch at Andalus, a locals only place nearby.
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This is starting from the local people and going out.
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So these are the local partners that we have had.
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And then we have this group of local sponsors as well.
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All the while, French efforts to win over the local population are failing.
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Gambling is the second most common entertainment activity for locals, who budget more than $3 billion annually for the activity.
Academic text (2012) -
In fact, the locals may see the problem more lucidly and realistically than their foreign friends.
Academic text (2015) -
The new community center was built with the input of the local residents.
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The local in the café recognized me and offered some great advice about the area.
Synonyms
A person who lives in a town or city rather than in the countryside
A person who lives in a town, not a student or visitor
A man who lives in a town or city
A woman who lives in a town or city
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Medicine that makes a small body area lose feeling to stop pain during a medical procedure
A phone call made inside the same town or area, usually cheaper than a long-distance call
- Specialized
A loss of feeling in a small part of the body after medicine numbs it
A street that mainly lets people reach nearby homes and shops rather than pass through
- Specialized
A network that connects computers and devices in one building like an office
- Specialized
A street that gives direct access to houses with little through traffic
A division of local government that provides services like waste collection and road repair
- Specialized
A set of computer rules that lets local devices send secure messages and manage a network
- Specialized
A request in a program that runs inside the same process and is not sent to another computer
- Specialized
A steady radio signal made inside a radio to mix with incoming signals
- Specialized
A system that sends data over short distances without wires, like in an office
How Elitist
- Offensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Local (often locals for the plural) comes from Latin locus ('place'), so a 'local' is simply a person who lives in or comes from that place.