I. -jən ə l, -jnəl adjective
Etymology: Latin regionalis, from region-, regio + -alis -al
1.
a. : of or relating especially to a geographical region
allowing local needs to take precedence over regional
b. : of, relating to, or located in the peripheral parts of a district as distinguished from its central or major part : provincial
what items should properly be regional and what central — British Book News
transactions on all regional exchanges (those exchanges located outside New York City) — Los Angeles (Calif.) Times
a regional turn of speech
2.
a. : of or relating to a region of a country : sectional , local
regional governments
b. : of, relating to, or affecting a particular bodily region : localized
regional enteritis
3. : marked by or having an effect of regionalism
regional art
• re·gion·al·ly - ə lē, -əlē, -i adverb
II. ˈrējən ə l, -jnəl noun
( -s )
: something (as a branch of an organization or an edition of a magazine) that serves a region