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

If achieved, this would provide its fleet with the capability to also directly threaten mainland China and other regional players like North Korea. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026

On Saturday, Iranian local officials from one of the southern provinces and the regional leadership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps denied reports that the second pilot had been found and detained, Iran’s semiofficial Mehr news agency reported. —Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026

Noun

Freshman Blanca Quinonez, who helped carry the team through poor offensive performances in the Fort Worth regional, spent most of the game on the bench due to foul trouble and finished with just five points and two turnovers. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026

Named the Most Valuable Player of UConn's tournament regional, Strong is shooting 59% this season. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026

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