{
    "term": "local",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "belonging to or connected with the particular place or area that you are talking about or with the place where you live",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**local people/residents/businesses**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "members of the **local community**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **local police**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**local elections**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A local man was accused of the murder."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our children go to the **local school**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **local newspaper** *(= one that gives local news)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "decisions made **at the local level**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was difficult to understand the local dialect."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "affecting only one part of the body",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her tooth was extracted under **local anaesthetic**."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈləʊkl/",
                "audio": "lo/local/local__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈləʊkl/",
                "audio": "lo/local/local__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from late Latin localis, from Latin locus ‘place’."
}