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local

  • /lu.ˈkaɫ/ Portugal
  • [lo.ˈkaw] (Brasil); AFI
  • [lu.ˈkaɫ] (Portugal); AFI

Where it comes from

Do latim locālis, a partir do acusativo locāle(m).

adjective

  1. relativo a determinado lugar
  2. diz-se de variável que tem escopo limitado a uma parte de um programa
  3. relativo a uma só parte de um organismo

Opposite: global

noun

  1. lugar; localidade; sítio
  2. notícia relativa à localidade onde é publicada

Thesaurus

adjective

Opposite: global

In English

  • local of a nearby location
  • location place
  • spot location or area
  • place location, position
  • venue place, especially the one where a given event is to happen
  • site place where anything is fixed; situation; local position
  • stead a place, or spot, in general
  • premises land, and all the built structures on it, considered as a single place

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MLA

"local." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/local. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

local. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/local

Chicago

"local." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/local.

BibTeX
@misc{local_2026,
  title = {local},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/local},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}