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

The 2025 lineup will have more than 50 national, regional and local artists, including The Dave Matthews Band, pop icon Gwen Stefani and rising star Benson Boone, plus others to be announced soon. —Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025

Yet last year, on two separate occasions, a leading figure in the AfD, Björn Höcke, was found guilty by German regional courts of deliberately using Nazi slogans in public speeches, in violation of Germany's laws regarding hate speech. —Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025

Noun

On that afternoon, at a NCAA regional in New Hampshire, Boyd and the Gophers lost 4-1 to Minnesota Duluth to end his final college hockey season. —Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2024

These thin regional routes can’t be economically serviced by the higher-cost mainlines, but by allowing the regionals to fly them increases their addressable market. —Brian Foley, Forbes, 30 Oct. 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