regional

[ ree-juh-nl ]

/ ˈri dʒə nl /

adjective

of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.

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

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.

noun

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.

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Origin of regional

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

OTHER WORDS FROM regional

re·gion·al·ly, adverbin·ter·re·gion·al, adjectivein·ter·re·gion·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby regional

region of chest, region of face, region of head, region of inferior limb, region of superior limb, regional, regional anatomy, regional anesthesia, regional enteritis, regional hypothermia, regional ileitis

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Example sentences from the Web for regionally

A fifth useful metric is what employers—both nationally and regionally—think of graduates from particular colleges.
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Regionally, renewed ties would put more pressure on Iran to negotiate a peaceful resolution to its nuclear standoff.
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It is highly fragmented ethnically, regionally, and by the distribution of wealth.
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At a time when the GOP is increasingly old and regionally isolated, it is up to young Republicans to modernize the party.
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Regionally considered, the neck is second only to the face in furnishing the greatest number of tics.
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British Dictionary definitions for regionally

regional

/ (ˈriːdʒənəl) /

adjective

of, characteristic of, or limited to a regionthe regional dialects of English

Derived forms of regional

regionally, adverb

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Medical definitions for regionally

regional

[ rē′jə-nəl ]

adj.

Of or affecting a region of the body.