ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Regional

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənəl/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Regional is an adjective meaning Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.

Meaning

Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.

More Meanings

  1. Of, or pertaining to, a large geographic region.
  2. Of, or pertaining to, one part of the body.
  3. An entity or event with scope limited to a single region.
  4. (Australia) Of a state or other geographic area, denoting those parts which are not metropolitan, but are somewhat densely populated and usually contain a number of significant towns.

Example Sentences

regional playoffs
regional nerve block
regional rainfall patterns
Near-synonym: locoregional

Word Forms

Synonyms for regional

Depending on context, synonyms include intraregional, locoregional, territorial.

Antonyms for regional

Common opposites include systemic, bodywide.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include territorial, regionalized, provincial, regionally, territoriality, subnational.

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