how to pronounce locals

/ˈloʊkəlz/

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locals is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… protect the park so the locals did it …”

meanings of locals

noun:

Plural of local.

locals frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word locals occurs in english on average 12.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.