how to pronounce local

/ˈloʊkəl/

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local is pronounced in two syllables

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video examples of local pronunciation

An example use of local in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… of policy be it local policy and the way …”

meaning of local

Local means in the area where you live.

local frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word local occurs in english on average 225.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics local can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that local can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) transport and travel;