local (noun)

public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops

"the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"

local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic (adj)

anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

local (adj)

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

"local taxes"; "local authorities"

local (adj)

of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood

"local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"

local (adj)

affecting only a restricted part or area of the body

"local anesthesia"

local (Noun)

A person who lives nearby.

local (Noun)

A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.

local (Noun)

A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.

local (Noun)

One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.

local (Noun)

A locally scoped identifier.

local (Noun)

An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published.

local (Adjective)

From or in a nearby location.

local (Adjective)

Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.

local (Adjective)

Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole.

local (Adjective)

Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.

local (Adjective)

Descended from an indigenous population.

Local

Local is a twelve-part Oni Press comic book limited series written by Brian Wood and illustrated by Ryan Kelly. Each issue is intended to be a stand-alone short story, taking place in a different town across North America. A recurring character, Megan, provides a thread for readers who follow the series in sequence. Megan is the main character in some issues, while in others she is a spectator or background figure. Local resembles a previous series of Wood's, Demo, which also spanned twelve issues, each of which was a self-contained story. As Local went on, it became more of a coming of age story for the lead character. The first issue was released in November 2005, and the series concluded in June 2008.