Available Definitions:
1) a. - Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom.
2) n. - A train which receives and deposits passengers or freight along the line of the road; a train for the accommodation of a certain district.
3) n. - On newspaper cant, an item of news relating to the place where the paper is published.