local (
http://definr.com/local)
adj 1: 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"
[ant:
national]
2: 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"
3: (medicine) affecting only a restricted part or area of the
body; "local anesthesia" [ant:
general]
n 1: 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" [ant:
express]
2: anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body [syn: {local
anesthetic},
local anaesthetic,
topical anesthetic, {topical
anaesthetic}]