regional

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adjective

re·​gion·​al ˈrē-jə-nᵊl 

ˈrēj-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

On Friday night in Yolo County on Bob Hamilton Court, UC Davis and Sacramento State squared off for the 123rd time with regional bragging rights part of the experience of teams trying to build momentum with wholesale roster changes since last season. —Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025

Russian troops are now about 90 kilometers (55 miles) from the regional capital, the city of Zaporizhzhia, and within 10 kilometers of the town of Huliaipole, whose capture has been a long-standing goal for Moscow. —Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025

Noun

Cuyamaca’s Tabitha Reardon was ninth, but the Coyotes don’t have a full team in the women’s division of the regionals. —Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025

Broomfield steamrolled through regionals and is headlined by senior first baseman Lilly Smith (Providence commit) and senior right-hander Ireland Heer (Iowa). —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 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