pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial.

pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place or particular places

a local custom.

pertaining to a city, town, or small district rather than an entire state or country

local transportation.

stopping at most or all stations

a local train.

pertaining to or affecting a particular part or particular parts, as of a physical system or organism

a local disease.

Medicine/Medical . (of anesthesia or an anesthetic) affecting only a particular part or area of the body, without concomitant loss of consciousness, as distinguished from general anesthesia.

a local train, bus, etc.

a newspaper item of local interest.

a local branch of a union, fraternity, etc.

a local anesthetic.

Often, locals.

a local person or resident

primarily of interest to locals.

a local athletic team

the locals versus the state champions.

stamp ( def. 22 ) .

British Informal . a neighborhood pub.

Informal . to travel by or take a local train or the like.

adjective

foreign , nonnative

noun

alien , foreigner , nonnative

adjective

bounded , civic , confined , district , divisional , geographical , insular , legendary , limited , narrow , neighborhood , parish , parochial , provincial , regional , sectarian , sectional , small-town , territorial , town , vernacular , localized , narrow-minded , aboriginal , autochthonous , edaphic , enchorial , endemic , indigenous , native , peninsular , restricted , topical , vicinal

noun

character , inhabitant , native , resident , confined , endemic , homegrown , insular , limited , locality , loci , locus , milieu , narrow , neighborhood , provincial , purlieu , regional , restricted , topical , vicinage , vicinity