locally

American  

[loh-kuh-lee] / ˈloʊ kə li /

adverb

1. in a particular place, area, location, etc.

2. with regard to place.

3. in a local area; nearby.

   Not much interest is taken in the chess tournament locally.

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locally British  

/ ˈləʊkəlɪ /

adverb

1. within a particular area or place

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Etymology

Origin of locally

First recorded in 1400–50, locally is from the late Middle English word localliche. See local, -ly

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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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locally

Frenemies: Longtime foes Meta and Apple teamed up to put a new open-weight AI model on Macs, giving developers new way to run sophisticated AI locally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

He told the BBC he had set up the event companies C-Side Sounds and Strictly Grooves to "push music locally" in these spaces.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

She also noted that she had found love locally in Tennessee.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

In December 2021, Typhoon Rai, known locally as Odette, devastated several islands.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Whereupon Stephanie appeared—miraculously!—with steaming enchiladas, a bottle of homemade beer, freshly baked bread, and locally grown grapes.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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