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locally

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lo·cal  (lkl)
adj.
1.
a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular place: a local custom; the local slang.
b. Of or relating to a city, town, or district rather than a larger area: state and local government.
2. Not broad or general; not widespread: local outbreaks of flu.
3. Of or affecting a specific part of the body: a local infection.
4. Making all possible or scheduled stops on a route; not express: a local train.
n.
1. A public conveyance that makes several intermediate stops before the final destination is reached: changed trains to a local.
2. A local chapter or branch of an organization, especially of a labor union.
3. A local anesthetic.
4. Informal A person from a particular locality.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin loclis, from Latin locus, place.]

local·ly adv.
local·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.locally - by a particular locality; "it was locally decided"
2.locallylocally - to a restricted area of the body; "apply this medicine topically"
Translations
locally [ˈləukəlɪ] adven la vecindad
locally [ˈləukəlɪ] local advlocalement; dans les environs or la région
locally [ˈləukəlɪ] local advam Ort
locally [ˈləukəlɪ] advda queste parti; nel vicinato


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Then the White Man crept back to his bed, and the shivering natives, fortified with gin, or squareface, as it is called locally, took refuge on the second wagon, drawing a tent-sail over them.
The most substantial part consisted of women from the smaller manufacturing towns, who were too elegant to have their frocks made locally and not sufficiently acquainted with London to discover good dressmakers within their means.
"Just locally," he grinned reminiscently, "just locally.
 
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