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How to pronounce local in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic
Type of anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent
Has types anesthyl, ethyl aminobenzoate, ethyl chloride, lidocaine, butacaine sulfate, butacaine, procaine, ethocaine, tetracaine, xylocaine, benzocaine, antipruritic
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local anesthesia.
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Type of public transport


the local seemed to take forever to get to New York.
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local taxes.
local authorities.
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Derivation locality


local customs.
local schools.
the local citizens.
a local point of view.
local outbreaks of flu.
a local bus line.

Examples of local

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The recommendations would require action by various state and local authorities.
From the stltoday.com
He said the investment is restoring what had been a mainstay for local shoppers.
From the stltoday.com
She is an attorney and signed a contract to do per diem work for a local lawyer.
From the newsday.com
The local building codes and even the project's general contractor have changed.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It was purchased by a local investment firm, Sun Valley Eastern Investments LLC.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Visit a local humane society and you are likely to find more than cats and dogs.
From the news-journalonline.com
The only gigs Lights can nab is a cheesy local commercial and as a bingo caller.
From the bostonherald.com
I have great kids and we like to go to our local to have a few beers and dinner.
From the usatoday.com
Before the Jarvis-Gann measure, local agencies and their boards had dual duties.
From the sacbee.com
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  • Public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"
  • Relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local authorities"
  • Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"
  • Local anesthetic: anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
  • (locally) to a restricted area of the body; "apply this medicine topically"
  • Local is a pseudo-top-level domain used in multicast domain name service (mDNS) of zero configuration networking discovery protocols. Apple's Bonjour implements mDNS, as does Avahi. The . ...
  • Local is a twelve-part Oni Press comic book limited series written by Brian Wood and illustrated by Ryan Kelly. Each issue is intended to be a stand-alone short story, taking place in a different town across North America. ...
  • A train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track (permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.
  • The Local is an English-language online news portal localised for Sweden and Germany. The German and Swedish sites, while alike in appearance, have separate editorial teams, each focused on its respective market.