Definition of: local

(lō′kəl) adjective
1. Pertaining to a prescribed place or a limited portion of space.
2. Restricted to or characteristic of a particular place.
3. Pertaining to place in general.
4. Med. Relating to or affecting a specific part or organ of the body: said of a disease or injury, or of the remedies used.
5. Relating to a locus.
—noun
1. A subway or suburban train that stops at all the stations.
2. A local branch or unit of a trade union or fraternal organization.
3. An item of local interest in a newspaper. [<F <L localis <locus place]
—lo′cal·ly adverb