local

adjective
lōk′əl

From or in a nearby location.

Example

“We prefer local produce.”

Other meanings

Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline.
Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program.

Related words

local council
local-first
all politics are local
Kharchia local
local administrative unit
local anaesthetic
Local Bubble
local area network
local attraction
local authority
local mean time
local battery

Example sentences

“Did the economic crisis affect local businesses?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“It's a local newspaper.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0

Word history

From Latin "locus" (a place).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “local” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.