local

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Adjective local has 3 senses

local - relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local authorities"
Antonyms: national, federal, general
local - of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"
local - affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia"
Antonyms: general, generalized, generalised, systemic

Noun local has 2 senses

local - public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"
--₁ is a kind of public transport
Antonyms: express
local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic - anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body
--₂ is a kind of anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent
--₂ has particulars:
anesthyl; antipruritic; benzocaine, ethyl aminobenzoate; butacaine, butacaine sulfate; ethyl chloride; lidocaine, Xylocaine; procaine, Ethocaine; tetracaine

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