His generous donations to local and county charities have been frequently chronicled in these columns.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
I should guess that to be the Something Hunt, the local hunt to whose members he has possibly given some surgical assistance, and which has made him a small presentation in return.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
“No mention of that local hunt, Watson,” said Holmes with a mischievous smile, “but a country doctor, as you very astutely observed.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
A devil with merely local powers like a parish vestry would be too inconceivable a thing.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
The circumstances connected with the death of Sir Charles cannot be said to have been entirely cleared up by the inquest, but at least enough has been done to dispose of those rumours to which local superstition has given rise.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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Merriam-Webster
— characterized by or relating to position in space : having a definite spatial form or location
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Macmillan
— in or related to the area that you live in, or to the particular area that you are talking about
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Other Word Forms
locals
Usage
5 uses of ‘local’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle