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merriam webster
to adopt local customs
adoptar las costumbres locales
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adopt verb

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adopted, has adopted, is adopting, adopts
adoptar

Example sentences of
adopt verb

  • •They were unable to have children of their own, so they decided to adopt.
  • •Did he adopt your point of view?
  • •We adopted some of the local customs.
  • •The author Samuel Clemens adopted the name “Mark Twain.”
  • •He was born in England but he has adopted Canada as his home.
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  • •The assembly adopted a new constitution.
  • •The resolution was unanimously adopted by the Senate.
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Synonyms of
adopt verb

embrace, espouse, accept

local adjective

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local

Example sentences of
local adjective

  • •We had dinner at a local restaurant.
  • •The police have arrested a local man for the crime.
  • •This is a local shop for local people: we don't get many outsiders here.
  • •She took the local bus.
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Synonyms of
local adjective

native, indigenous, endemic, aboriginal, domestic

custom noun

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customs
costumbre, tradición

Example sentences of
custom noun

  • •It is the custom for the bride to wear a white dress on her wedding day.
  • •According to custom, the festivities begin at dusk.
  • •It's a matter of custom.
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Synonyms of
custom noun

habit, practice, routine, convention