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How to pronounce “local”
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Pronunciation guide for local
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of local with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Burned Bridge
The archives revealed how civilians and local officials participated in its construction
- Definition summary
- From or in a nearby location.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce local
Burned Bridge

The archives revealed how civilians and local officials participated in its construction
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “local”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- From or in a nearby location.
- (computing, of a resource) Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline.
- (computing, of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program.
- (mathematics, not comparable, of a condition or property) Applying to or satisfied by substructures understood as "near points;" in particular:
- (mathematics, not comparable, of a condition or property) Detectable from the behavior of substructures understood to be "near points;" in particular:
- (algebra, of a ring) Having a unique maximal (left) ideal.
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.
- Descended from an indigenous population.
- [Noun]
- A person who lives in or near a given place.
- A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.
- (rail transport) Clipping of local train.
- (British) One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.
- (programming) A locally scoped identifier.
- (US, slang, journalism) An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published.
- (colloquial, medicine) Clipping of local anesthetic.
- (finance) An independent trader who acts for themselves rather than on behalf of investors.
- (fandom slang, derogatory) A Twitter user who is not a part of Stan Twitter.
- [Adverb]
- In the local area; within a city, state, country, etc.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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