LOCALLY


Meaning of LOCALLY in English

lo ‧ cal ‧ ly /ˈləʊkəli $ ˈloʊ-/ BrE AmE adverb

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ local , ↑ location , ↑ relocation , ↑ locale , ↑ locality , ↑ localization , ↑ dislocation , ↑ relocation ; verb : ↑ locate , ↑ dislocate , ↑ relocate , ↑ localize ; adjective : ↑ local , ↑ localized , ↑ dislocated ; adverb : ↑ locally ]

1 . in or near the area where you are, or the area you are talking about:

I live locally, so it’s easy to get to the office.

2 . in particular small areas:

Most of the country will be dry, but there will be some rain locally.

⇨ see entry for ↑ near

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THESAURUS

▪ locally in or near the area where you are, or the area you are talking about:

The restaurant only uses vegetables which are grown locally.

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Police say they believe the man lives locally.

▪ nearby/close by not far away:

Do you live nearby?

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The villa has a private garden and there’s a swimming pool close by.

▪ around here spoken in or near the place where you are:

Is there a bank around here?

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Do you live around here?

▪ in the neighbourhood British English , in the neighborhood American English in the area of the town where you are, or that you are talking about:

Are there good schools in the neighborhood?

▪ in/around these parts in the particular area of the country where you are, or that you are talking about:

There aren’t many foxes in these parts.

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He’s known around these parts as the ‘bag man’ because of the bag he always carries with him.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.