[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

local \lo"cal\ l=o"kal, a. l. localis, fr. locus place: cf.
   f. local. see lieu, locus.
   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.
   1913 webster

         gives to airy nothing
         a local habitation and a name.           --shak.
   1913 webster

   local actions law, actions such as must be brought in a
      particular county, where the cause arises; --
      distinguished from transitory actions.

   local affection med., a disease or ailment confined to a
      particular part or organ, and not directly affecting the
      system.

   local attraction magnetism, an attraction near a compass,
      causing its needle to deviate from its proper direction,
      especially on shipboard.

   local battery teleg., the battery which actuates the
      recording instruments of a telegraphic station, as
      distinguished from the battery furnishing a current for
      the line.

   local circuit teleg., the circuit of the local battery.
      

   local color.
   a paint. the color which belongs to an object, and is not
       caused by accidental influences, as of reflection,
       shadow, etc.
   b literature peculiarities of the place and its
       inhabitants where the scene of an action or story is
       laid.

   local option, the right or obligation of determining by
      popular vote within certain districts, as in each county,
      city, or town, whether the sale of alcoholic beverages
      within the district shall be allowed.
      1913 webster
see also:
lieu locus local actions transitory actions local affection local attraction 
local battery local circuit local color local option 

[2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

46 moby thesaurus words for "local color":
   action, anagnorisis, angle, architectonics, architecture, argument,
   atmosphere, background, catastrophe, characterization, color,
   complication, continuity, contrivance, denouement, design,
   development, device, episode, fable, falling action, gimmick,
   incident, line, mood, motif, movement, mythos, peripeteia, plan,
   plot, recognition, rising action, scheme, secondary plot, slant,
   story, structure, subject, subplot, switch, thematic development,
   theme, tone, topic, twist

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