Local and Neighbor

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Local adjective - Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood.

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Neighbor and local are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Neighbor" instead an adjective "Local".

Nearby Words: location, locality, locale, localize, localised

Neighbor verb - To be adjacent to.

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Local and neighbor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Local" instead an adjective "Neighbor".

Played with in the original Fright Night (1985), when Charlie, convinced that his neighbor is a vampire who has been murdering local women, only tries to convince the police that his neighbor is a murderer, rather than a vampire.

Source: You Have to Believe Me
The nation's defense forces will only consist of ceremonial knights, palace security, and local police, and they will rely on some more powerful neighbor for defense.

Source: Micro Monarchy
Monster protagonist Matilda starts dating human neighbor (and her boss at the local convenience store where she works) Roy after he stands up for her sake against her Big Brother Bully Gordon.

Source: Interspecies Romance / Web Comics

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