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LOCALISED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does localised mean?
• LOCALISED (adjective)
The adjective LOCALISED has 2 senses:
1. confined or restricted to a particular location
2. made local or oriented locally
Familiarity information: LOCALISED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Confined or restricted to a particular location
Synonyms:
localised; localized
Context example:
the localized infection formed a definite abscess
Similar:
local (affecting only a restricted part or area of the body)
Domain category:
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Made local or oriented locally
Synonyms:
localised; localized
Context example:
a decentralized and localized political authority
Similar:
decentralised; decentralized (withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities)
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