1. (a.) 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.

2. (n.) A train which receives and deposits passengers or freight along the line of the road; a train for the accommodation of a certain district.

3. (n.) On newspaper cant, an item of news relating to the place where the paper is published.

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