'Localized' definitions:

Definition of 'localized'

From: WordNet
adjective
Confined or restricted to a particular location; "the localized infection formed a definite abscess" [syn: localized, localised]
adjective
Made local or oriented locally; "a decentralized and localized political authority" [syn: localized, localised]

Definition of 'Localized'

From: GCIDE
  • Localize \Lo"cal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Localized; p. pr. & vb. n. Localizing.] [Cf. F. localiser. See Local.] To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place. --H. Spencer. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'localized'

From: GCIDE
  • localized \localized\ adj.
  • 1. (Medicine) confined or restricted to a particular location; as, the localized infection formed a definite abscess. Contrasted with disseminated or systemic. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. made local or oriented locally; as, a decentralized and localized political authority. [WordNet 1.5]