Words / B1

LOHK-uh-lee/ˈləʊkəli/

Locally means in or from the nearby area: sourced locally; locally elected. Local is the adjective (already in the dictionary). Nearby is everyday. Nationally is a scale opposite. Hospitals: food sourced locally for kitchens.

Meaning

In or from the area nearby.

Examples

• “Food was sourced locally for the hospital kitchens.”
• “Councillors are locally elected, which is the politics sense.”

Good to know

locally + past participle (sourced, grown, elected). Adjective: local. Everyday: nearby. Opposite scale: nationally. NHS procurement / elections.

Near in meaning

nearby

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