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

The exercise builds skills around joint all-domain operations, crisis responses and multinational interoperability, enhances regional security and supports AFRICOM's strategic objectives, the website states. —Kate Perez, USA Today, 4 May 2026

In the panel titled Distribution Across Global Majority, the panelists agreed that sometimes regional festivals would make a better fit for one’s film. —Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 3 May 2026

Noun

Miami should be an NCAA tournament team, but any slim hopes of hosting a regional are all but gone. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026

This is the second straight year that USD is hosting regionals. —Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 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