local

adjof a community, restricted to immediate area

nounperson deeply rooted in community

Word Origin & History

"pertaining to position," late 14c. (originally medical, "confined to a particular part of the body"), from Old French local (13c.) and directly from Late Latin localis "pertaining to a place," from Latin locus "place" (see locus). The meaning "limited to a particular place" is from c.1500. Local color is from 1721, originally a term in painting; meaning "anything picturesque" is from c.1900.

Example Sentences for local

He took a cab and was driven to the local branch of his favourite temple of chance.

He rented a car at a local garage, and drove himself out into the country.

The local preacher knelt on the platform, and offered up a prayer.

I know it is said that this means the classification of local preachers.

True child of Alsace, he revelled in local folklore and legend.

She has to do that occasionally, between the local helps, who are all we can get in the winter.

The treasuries of local speech were all too poor to clothe so wild a venture.

Local tradition has often led the way to important discoveries.

On the first head of local advantages and special selection.

Subsequently he was the landlord of one of the local taverns.

Relevance ranks synonyms and suggests the best matches based on how closely a synonym’s sense matches the sense you selected.

Relevance

A-Z

Length

Synonyms for local

adj of a community, restricted to immediate area

local

Synonyms for local

Antonyms for local

More words related to local

autochthonal

autochthonic

branch

branches

characteristic

civic

local

Synonyms for local

Antonyms for local

More words related to local

.css-1unrqcp{color:inherit;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}autochthonal

autochthonic

branch

branches

characteristic

civic

autochthonal