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

In Russia's northwest Murmansk, which borders Finland, regional Gov. Andrey Chibis said enemy drones had attacked unspecified targets. —Arkansas Online, 2 June 2025

Florida, the No. 2 seed in Conway, fell out of NCAA regional play in just three games, with both losses coming against the third-seed East Carolina Pirates. —Jackson Castellano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025

Noun

The Bruins advance to the super regionals of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2019 and will host the Texas San Antonio at Jackie Robinson Stadium this week. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025

The winner of that game will then face unbeaten regional host UCLA (44-16) later that night, with the UCI-ASU winner needing to beat UCLA twice on Sunday and Monday to win the regional. —Staff, Oc Register, 1 June 2025

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

Rhymes for regional

• interregional
• subregional

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