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local

[loh-kuhl] / ˈloʊ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
of a community, restricted to immediate area
Synonyms
STRONGEST
provincial regional
STRONG
district limited narrow neighborhood parish sectarian sectional territorial town vernacular
WEAK
bounded civic confined divisional geographical insular legendary parochial small-town
Antonyms
STRONG
broad broad-minded liberal unrestricted
WEAK
foreign nonnative
NOUN
person deeply rooted in community
Synonyms
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resident
STRONG
character inhabitant native
Antonyms
WEAK
alien foreigner nonnative

Example Sentences

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Across the West Country and beyond, this shift is reshaping local economies.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, Wall Street has been reading local dispatches from Citrini Research regarding the Strait of Hormuz in hopes of gaining more insight about activity in the crucial waterway.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

It remains unclear how temporary changes to local weather will affect neighboring regions and the broader climate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Guthrie and Melvin smiled at each other and shook hands before the program went to its first local break.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

After an evening lecture and demonstration of spirit rappings at a local theater, Albany’s audience was invited to book personal conversations with the spirits.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.