locally
Americanadverb
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in a particular place, area, location, etc.
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with regard to place.
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in a local area; nearby.
Not much interest is taken in the chess tournament locally.
adverb
Etymology
Origin of locally
First recorded in 1400–50, locally is from the late Middle English word localliche. See local, -ly
Explanation
Things that happen locally occur close to a specific place — near your town, for example. Locally grown tomatoes are picked on nearby farms and sold at your neighborhood market. If you shop locally, you support your neighbors' businesses whenever possible, buying things that are made and sold in your city or state. If there's been an increase in population locally, it means the total number of people living in your immediate area has gone up. This adverb can also describe things that occur only in one restricted part of the body: "Apply the ointment locally to the itchy spots."
Example Sentences
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You also can go directly to your county registrar’s website to find out where to submit your ballot locally.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
And most of the parts that help drivers shave fractions of a second at circuits from Singapore to São Paulo are manufactured locally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Known locally as "Goni Tiger", the 45-year-old devoted his life to promoting coexistence between the big cats and the people living on the forest's edge.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
McKee, who has earned the title "marathon man" locally and who was appointed an MBE in the King's 2026 New Year Honours List, raised more than £70,000 for Hospice at Home West Cumbria.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The utilization of planetary resources so that new interstellar spacecraft could be constructed locally would be a slow process.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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