regional

[ ree-juh-nl ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.

  2. of or relating to a particular region, district, area, or part, as of a country; sectional; local: regional differences in pronunciation.

  1. Medicine/Medical, Anatomy. pertaining to, affecting, or localized in a particular area or part of the body: regional anesthesia.

  2. having, exhibiting, or characterized by regionalism: He writes regional novels.

noun
  1. Often regionals. a regional competition or tournament: The basketball team won the regionals.

  2. a regional company, branch, stock exchange, etc.: Regionals are getting stiff competition from the national firms.

Origin of regional

1
From the Latin word regiōnālis, dating back to 1645–55. See region, -al1

Other words from regional

  • re·gion·al·ly, adverb
  • in·ter·re·gion·al, adjective
  • in·ter·re·gion·al·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for regional

regional

/ (ˈriːdʒənəl) /


adjective
  1. of, characteristic of, or limited to a region: the regional dialects of English

Derived forms of regional

  • regionally, adverb

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