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Synonym: limited, particular, regional, restricted. Similar words: locate, location, vocal, so-called, block, cocaine, advocate, call. Meaning: ['ləʊkl]

n. 1. public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops 2. anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body. adj. 1. relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area 2. of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood 3. affecting only a restricted part or area of the body.

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31. Our local shop has very convenient opening hours.

32. It's on at the local cinema.

33. The local police took swift action against the squatters.

34. She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper.

35. He reports for a local newspaper.

36. Have you tried any of the local delicacies?

37. The local council is/are in charge of repairing roads.

38. Foreign domination had a malign influence on local politics.

39. The local tradesmen have objected to the plans.

40. They swindled local businesses out of thousands of pounds.

41. Rebels extorted money from local villagers.

42. There are no plans to expand the local airport.

43. The local council runs some good play schemes.

44. The local council has recently acquired the site.

45. She teaches at our local school.

46. Control has been vested in local authorities.

47. I've just joined the local golf/squash/tennis club.

48. The road-works caused much complaint among local residents.

49. Tom teaches sculpture at the local art school.

50. Three local leaders have been killed in political assassinations.

51. Local councillors have a duty to serve the community.

52. Local people regard the police with suspicion and distrust.

53. The local people were very kind and hospitable.

54. Frank ran dodgy errands for a seedy local villain.

55. The company has bankrolled a couple of local movies.

56. The PCs took her to the local station.

57. The local media reported rioting across the country.

58. Illegal immigrants found/sought/took sanctuary in a local church.

59. She was treated by her local doctor .

60. The local government provided special buses for the guests.

31. Local people were conspicuously absent from the meeting.

32. She knows the local area very well.

33. The restaurant offers a wide variety of local specialities.

34. The guide offers information on local customs.

35. She replaced her husband as the local doctor.

36. A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.

37. This meal is typical of local cookery.

38. We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons.

39. Now is the time for local companies to seek out business opportunities in Europe.

40. He's writing a history of the town for a local publisher.

41. The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.

42. I received £500 from the local council in recompense for the damage to my garden.

43. A local developer is planning to build a supermarket on the site.

44. They worked hard, but tended to stay aloof from the local inhabitants.

45. The Archbishop called upon the government to build more low cost homes for local residents.

46. They finished the year six places above their local rivals.

47. Local residents have organized a protest against the planned dump site.

48. It was around 10.15 pm local time, 3.15 am at home.

49. Persistent criminals who have gone unpunished by the courts have been dealt with by local people.

50. The French I learned at school is very different from the local vernacular of the village where I'm now living.

51. It will be a devastating blow to the local community if the factory closes.

52. The new mayor is reaching out to the local community to involve them in his plans for the city.

53. Blood feuds and general gangsterism added to the local crime rate.

54. The company has developed sales through local agents in key markets.

55. We are trying to develop a working partnership between local schools and industries.

56. The relationship between the police and the local community has improved.

57. In the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables.

58. The group has been given a remit to examine ways of improving the local transport system.

59. The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos.

60. The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous .

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