adj. 1 neighbourhood, neighbouring, nearby, close by; adjoining She works for a local butcher The law affects only the local area. 2 provincial, regional, district, state, county, shire, municipal, city, town, village, neighbourhood; restricted, limited, specific, particular, peculiar Clean water is a general, not a local problem
n. 3 resident, native, townsman, townswoman, townsperson The locals all voted against the proposition 4 neighbourhood pub He stopped in at his local on the way home