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Definition of Local
Local

Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom.

A train which receives and deposits passengers or freight along the line of the road; a train for the accommodation of a certain district.

On newspaper cant, an item of news relating to the place where the paper is published.

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Local Quotations

All politics is local.
Thomas P. O'Neill

And as a Member of this body, I believe firmly that States do have rights, and I believe that local communities have rights, and they have made decisions to allow these businesses to prosper as they are a big part of their economy.
Jon Porter

In most communities it is illegal to cry "fire" in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims?
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.
Gale Norton

We should be moving toward local currencies not global or European currencies.
David Korten

Local Translations

local in Afrikaans is plaaslik
local in Dutch is plaatselijk, lokaal
local in Italian is nostrano, locale
local in Norwegian is lokal, stedlig, kommunal
local in Spanish is local
local in Swedish is lokal, lokala


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