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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
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resident
STRONG
character inhabitant native
Antonyms
WEAK
alien foreigner nonnative

Example Sentences

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"They look like a couple of club fighters from a white-collar match in a local leisure centre. It was sad for me to watch."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The streamer first landed in Latin America back in 2011, started making local content in 2018 and first opened offices in Buenos Aires in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“Prices are sticky. They don’t react as fast as you see at a local gas pump,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Marooned in an unfamiliar city, with no social ties, Folan taught yoga at a local YMCA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Leah learned that Maggie and Kate were local celebrities; but opinions varied.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock