regional

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adjective

re·​gion·​al ˈrēj-nəl 

ˈrē-jə-nᵊl

1

: affecting a particular region : localized

2

: of, relating to, characteristic of, or serving a region

a regional high school

3

: marked by regionalism

regional art

regional

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noun

: something (such as a branch of an organization or an edition of a magazine) that serves a region

Examples of regional in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

But critics noted that the fees might pose a financial burden for regional hospitals, wastewater treatment facilities and other essential operations that may have to pay them. —Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024

That places them in the Late Republican Age to the Imperial Age, a time when Rome was expanding from a regional republic to an expansive empire. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024

Noun

In boys volleyball, Loyola won the Southern Section Division 1 championship for the 13th time and the Southern California regional. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024

The Toreros bowed out of the double-elimination regional with a 1-2 record, the victory coming Saturday against Fresno State. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1913, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing regional

• complex regional pain syndrome
• inter-regional

Kids Definition

regional

adjective

re·​gion·​al

ˈrēj-nəl,

-ən-ᵊl

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region

2

: affecting a particular region : localized

regional pain

regionally

-ē

adverb

Medical Definition

regional

adjective

re·​gion·​al ˈrēj-ən-ᵊl, -nəl 

: of, relating to, or affecting a particular bodily region : localized

anesthesia by means of a regional block

regionally

-ē 

adverb