Толковый словарь английского языка - local
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I. adjective see: stall Date: 15th century characterized by or relating to position in space ; having a definite spatial form or location, 2. of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular place ; not general or widespread, of, relating to, or applicable to part of a whole, 3. primarily serving the needs of a particular limited district, making all the stops on a route, involving or affecting only a restricted part of the organism ; topical , of or relating to telephone communication within a specified area, II. noun Date: circa 1824 a ~ person or thing: as, a ~ public conveyance (as a train or an elevator), a ~ or particular branch, lodge, or chapter of an organization (as a labor union), a nearby or neighborhood pub
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 belonging to or existing in a particular place or places. 2 peculiar to or only encountered in a particular place or places. 3 of or belonging to the neighbourhood (the local doctor). 4 of or affecting a part and not the whole, esp. of the body (local pain; a local anaesthetic). 5 in regard to place. --n. a local person or thing, esp.: 1 an inhabitant of a particular place regarded with reference to that place. 2 a local train, bus, etc. 3 (often prec. by the) Brit. colloq. a local public house. 4 a local anaesthetic. 5 US a local branch of a trade union. Phrases and idioms local authority Brit. an administrative body in local government. local Derby see DERBY. local government a system of administration of a county, district, parish, etc., by the elected representatives of those who live there. local option (or veto) esp. US a system whereby the inhabitants of a district may prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor there. local preacher a Methodist lay person authorized to conduct services in a particular circuit. local time 1 time measured from the sun's transit over the meridian of a place. 2 the time as reckoned in a particular place, esp. with reference to an event recorded there. local train a train stopping at all the stations on its route. Derivatives locally adv. localness n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL localis f. L locus place ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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