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local
Adjective
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Something is local if it comes from a specific place. It often it means a place near the person who is speaking.
We do not like fruit grown in other countries. We like to eat local fruit.
local
Noun
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A person is local if the person comes from a specific place.
They did not trust people from other places. They only trust locals.
network
Noun
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A network is a group of connections between a number of points.
Electronic systems control the busiest parts of the rail network.
This is the first national TV network that is 100% sports.
We conduct much of our overseas banking business through a network of some 3,500 worldwide branches.
You can connect to the Internet through a wireless local network system.
I don't have a good social network in my new job.
network
Verb
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If you network, you make or use social connections, usually for business purposes.
I spent most of my time at the conferences networking with other sales people.