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
- Of, or pertaining to, a large geographic region.
- Of, or pertaining to, one part of the body.
- An entity or event with scope limited to a single region.
- (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
- regionals
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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