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area code	a set of three numbers given to different areas of the United States and Canada for telephone service. An area code must be dialed before the telephone number when calling someone outside a local area.
chapter	a local branch of a club or organization. [1/2 definitions]
county	a section into which some countries are divided for local government. [1/3 definitions]
local	a local vehicle of transport such as a bus. [2/5 definitions]
lodge	a local branch of certain organizations, or the place they meet. [1/7 definitions]
long distance	telephone service that is not local.
municipal	of or having to do with a local government or unit of government.
trading post	a store in a frontier area or other place far from towns. At a trading post, local products can be traded for goods brought from distant places.

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