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(adjective) relating to applicable to or concerned with a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local schools and churches"; "a local bus line"; "local authorities"; "local streets and roads"; "local control" |
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Antonyms: national |
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(adjective) making all stops on its run; "a local train or bus" |
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Antonyms: express |
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(adjective) having subordinate authority or serving the needs of a limited district; "the local office"; "local branches of the library" |
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Antonyms: central |
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(adjective) (medicine) affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia" |
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Antonyms: general |
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(adjective) having a definite spatial form and location; "a local heaven and hell"; "give to airy nothings a local habitation and a name"- Shakespeare |
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(adjective) of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality; "local customs"; "local slang"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu" |
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(noun) bus or train that stops at all stations or stops |
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Related Words: public transport |
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(satellite adjective) grown or originating in a particular place; "stands selling local fruits and vegetables" |
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Synonyms: homegrown |
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(noun) an anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body |
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Synonyms: local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic |
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Related Words: Xylocaine, anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent, anesthyl, antipruritic, benzocaine, butacaine, butacaine sulfate, ethyl aminobenzoate, ethyl chloride, lidocaine, procaine, tetracaine |
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