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local

local

197 1.2
A person who lives in a particular area or community
  • noun
  • /ˈloʊkəl/
translation icon : lugareño
  • 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.

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Examples

  • So we're going to relax, join the locals, and watch this place transform.

  • Majid suggests lunch at Andalus, a locals only place nearby.

  • This is starting from the local people and going out.

  • So these are the local partners that we have had.

  • And then we have this group of local sponsors as well.

  • All the while, French efforts to win over the local population are failing.

  • 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.

  • The local in the café recognized me and offered some great advice about the area.

Synonyms

towner
vslocal
17 8.6

A person who lives in a town or city rather than in the countryside

is broader and applies to people from any area or community
townie
vslocal
  • Informal
13 8.9

A person who lives in a town, not a student or visitor

is broader, not limited to insiders versus outsiders
townsman
vslocal
1 4.8

A man who lives in a town or city

is gender neutral and covers people from any community
townswoman
vslocal
4.6

A woman who lives in a town or city

is gender neutral and covers people from any community

Antonyms

283 4.1

A person who is not accepted by a group or community

170 2.5

A person from a different country who is not a citizen

Compounds

People who run a town or city and provide local services

51 3.4

A group that runs public services for a town or area

A group of people who live near each other and share interests

24 3.7

The money, businesses, and jobs that support a town or area

23 1.6

Official clock time used in a place because of its time zone

8 2.8

A person in their community admired for brave acts or kind work

local anesthetic
  • Specialized
7 3.9

Medicine that makes a small body area lose feeling to stop pain during a medical procedure

6 3.0

A group in an area that helps local people with services

5 1.0

A phone call made inside the same town or area, usually cheaper than a long-distance call

local anesthesia
  • Specialized
3 4.4

A loss of feeling in a small part of the body after medicine numbs it

Food that is grown or made nearby, like fresh fruit and vegetables

3 1.6

A street that mainly lets people reach nearby homes and shops rather than pass through

Dishes and cooking styles typical of a place

A nearby place where people send and receive letters and packages

Stories and beliefs people tell in a particular town or region

The way people run a local area to provide services

A famous place or building in a town that people easily recognize

A food people in a place think is special or traditional

local area network
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A network that connects computers and devices in one building like an office

A way of speaking used by people in one area

A part of local government that runs services like parks or roads

1 2.3

Traditional food from a certain place that people often eat there

A group of musicians, places, and music shows in one area

local option
  • Formal
1 6.8

A local area's choice to accept or reject a law, often decided by vote

local street
  • Specialized
1 1.5

A street that gives direct access to houses with little through traffic

A person, place, or thing in the area that people love and protect

1 2.4

A place in an area that local people like to visit

A division of local government that provides services like waste collection and road repair

A set of computer rules that lets local devices send secure messages and manage a network

local bashaw
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who rules a town or village with strong control

local call
  • Specialized
3.7

A request in a program that runs inside the same process and is not sent to another computer

A group of people from the area who sing together

A building where local government works and holds public meetings

local hooer
  • Offensive
9.9

A person in a town who has many sexual partners, said to shame them

local hoon
  • Offensive
9.9

A person in a neighborhood who drives dangerously and behaves badly

local memory
  • Specialized
5.6

A fast place inside one processor that a program can use directly

A person or shop near you that sells fresh fish

A local shop that makes and sells women's hats

local oscillator
  • Specialized
7.9

A steady radio signal made inside a radio to mix with incoming signals

local possie
  • Slang
9.9

A small group of friends from the same area who meet often

8.8

A powerful person in a local area who controls people or decisions

A place or fact known only by people who live nearby

4.2

A system that sends data over short distances without wires, like in an office

How Elitist

elite group
9 5.0
high society
9 4.2
yuppity crowd
  • Offensive
9.9
professional
401 3.7
local
197 1.2
youth
515 1.0
public
1.0

Surface Forms

local singular
locals plural

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.