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local

[loh-kuhl] / ˈloʊ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
of a community, restricted to immediate area
Synonyms
STRONGEST
provincial regional
STRONG
district limited narrow neighborhood parish sectarian sectional territorial town vernacular
WEAK
bounded civic confined divisional geographical insular legendary parochial small-town
Antonyms
STRONG
broad broad-minded liberal unrestricted
WEAK
foreign nonnative
NOUN
person deeply rooted in community
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resident
STRONG
character inhabitant native
Antonyms
WEAK
alien foreigner nonnative

Example Sentences

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The developer said the project would incorporate new footpaths and hedgerows and a community fund to support local projects.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Netflix said these new, larger offices will continue to support Argentinian productions and help expand its local workforce.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“Prices are sticky. They don’t react as fast as you see at a local gas pump,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Crew members stuck in the Gulf said Wednesday they haven’t received any clear guidance from Iran—or their local agents—on whether it is safe to pass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Culver, a prominent local citizen and practitioner of diversified farming, his handsome daughter, Miss Tansy Culver, two young sons, and Mr. Culver’s sister-in-law, Miss Singleterry, who was flung some distance off the tailgate.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck