local
/ˈloʊkəl/·로컬·adjective, noun
belonging to a particular place
LatinCEFR A2
Root
Latin 'locus' (place) + -al (relating to)
Latin localis → Old French local → English local (15th c.)
In a word
loc (place) + -al (relating to) = 'belonging to that place'. The single word fans out: a local farm, a local hero, the local news — all the same beat. Even a "local variable" in code is family — a variable that lives only inside one function's place. "Of that place" is a small distinction that holds everything from abstraction to code.
Examples
We bought vegetables from a local farm.
The local newspaper covered the event.
Ask a local for the best ramen.
Related
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