The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - local adj.

1) neighbourhood, neighbouring, nearby, close by; adjoining: She works for a local butcher. The law affects only the local area. 2) provincial, regional, district, state, county, shire, municipal, city, town, village, neighbourhood; restricted, limited, specific, particular, peculiar: Clean water is a general, not a local problem. --n. 3) resident, native, townsman, townswoman, townsperson: The locals all voted against the proposition. 4) neighbourhood pub: He stopped in at his local on the way home.