Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Local \Lo"cal\, a. [L. localis, fr. locus place: cf. F. local.
   See {Lieu}, {Locus}.]
   Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite
   region or portion of space; restricted to one place or
   region; as, a local custom.

         Gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name.
                                                  --Shak.

   {Local actions} (Law), actions such as must be brought in a
      particular county, where the cause arises; --
      distinguished from transitory actions.

   {Local affection} (Med.), a disease or ailment confined to a
      particular part or organ, and not directly affecting the
      system.

   {Local attraction} (Magnetism), an attraction near a compass,
      causing its needle to deviate from its proper direction,
      especially on shipboard.

   {Local battery} (Teleg.), the battery which actuates the
      recording instruments of a telegraphic station, as
      distinguished from the battery furnishing a current for
      the line.

   {Local circuit} (Teleg.), the circuit of the local battery.
      

   {Local color}.
   (a) (Paint.) The color which belongs to an object, and is not
       caused by accidental influences, as of reflection,
       shadow, etc.
   (b) (Literature) Peculiarities of the place and its
       inhabitants where the scene of an action or story is
       laid.

   {Local option}, the right or obligation of determining by
      popular vote within certain districts, as in each county,
      city, or town, whether the sale of alcoholic beverages
      within the district shall be allowed.

Local \Lo"cal\, n.
   1. (Railroad) A train which receives and deposits passengers
      or freight along the line of the road; a train for the
      accommodation of a certain district. [U.S.]

Source : WordNet®

local
     adj 1: 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"
            [ant: {national}]
     2: 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"
     3: affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local
        anesthesia" [ant: {general}]

local
     n 1: 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" [ant: {express}]
     2: anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body [syn: {local
        anesthetic}, {local anaesthetic}, {topical anesthetic}, {topical
        anaesthetic}]