regional
Medicine/Medical, Anatomy. pertaining to, affecting, or localized in a particular area or part of the body: regional anesthesia.
having, exhibiting, or characterized by regionalism: He writes regional novels.
Often regionals. a regional competition or tournament: The basketball team won the regionals.
a regional company, branch, stock exchange, etc.: Regionals are getting stiff competition from the national firms.
Origin of regional
1Other 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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How to use regional in a sentence
The next levelIn 2011, Bjerg’s abilities opened the door to regional tournaments.
The city of San Diego made clear to regional water managers that it wouldn’t be shelling out much for the $5 billion pipeline San Diego County Water Authority wants to build to the Colorado River.
Morning Report: Beiser Unlikely to Leave Board, Despite New Removal Process | Voice of San Diego | November 18, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe menus will have a mix of regional favorites, plus low-cost set meals like casados.
All of this makes Casablanca a particularly great place to eat if you’re hoping to sample Morocco’s regional flavors all in one shot.
All 56 regional Veterans Administration offices are closed to encourage social distancing.
Eight reasons COVID-19 has hit veterans particularly hard | By Jamie Rowen/The Conversation | November 11, 2020 | Popular-Science
A fifth useful metric is what employers—both nationally and regionally—think of graduates from particular colleges.
How to Reinvent College Rankings: Show the Data Students Need Most | Steve Cohen | March 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTRegionally, renewed ties would put more pressure on Iran to negotiate a peaceful resolution to its nuclear standoff.
The concern regionally is that these cumulative strikes and reprisals could escalate into a full-fledged war.
Tension Heats Up After Israeli Diplomat Car-Bombed in India | Dan Ephron | February 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is highly fragmented ethnically, regionally, and by the distribution of wealth.
At a time when the GOP is increasingly old and regionally isolated, it is up to young Republicans to modernize the party.
Regionally considered, the neck is second only to the face in furnishing the greatest number of tics.
Tics and Their Treatment | Henry MeigneThe endoplasm is colorless and finely granular, not regionally differentiated.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole | Gary N. Calkins
British Dictionary definitions for regional
/ (ˈriːdʒənəl) /
of, characteristic of, or limited to a region: the regional dialects of English
Derived forms of regional
- regionally, adverb
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