regional

American  

[ree-juh-nl] / ˈri dʒə nl /

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.

3. Medicine/Medical, Anatomy.  pertaining to, affecting, or localized in a particular area or part of the body.

   regional anesthesia.

4. having, exhibiting, or characterized by regionalism.

   He writes regional novels.

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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.

regional British  

/ ˈriːdʒənəl /

adjective

1. of, characteristic of, or limited to a region

   the regional dialects of English

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Other Word Forms

• interregional adjective
• interregionally adverb
• regionally adverb

Etymology

Origin of regional

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

Example Sentences

Hundreds of Brussels residents took to the streets Monday to protest as the failure of squabbling politicians to form a regional city government topped a previous 541-day Belgian record.

From Barron's

A year ago, a team of about 100 officers was launched in four regional hubs, scaling up its activity after the end of the public phase of the inquiry into the scandal.

From BBC

Every section champion earned a state playoff berth, with regional action starting next weekend.

From Los Angeles Times

It means Ventura’s season keeps going with next week’s state regional playoffs to be announced on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

The team then used a regional ocean model to estimate how acidity is likely to shift during the 21st century.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• local
• provincial
• territorial