— regionally , adv.
/ree"jeuh nl/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
2. of or pertaining to a particular region, district, area, or part, as of a country; sectional; local: regional differences in pronunciation.
3. Anat. of, pertaining to, or localized in a particular area or part of the body.
4. having, exhibiting, or characterized by regionalism: He writes regional novels.
n.
5. Often, regionals . a regional competition or tournament: The basketball team won the regionals.
6. a regional company, branch, stock exchange, etc.: Regionals are getting stiff competition from the national firms.
[ 1645-55; regionalis. See REGION, -AL 1 ]