REGIONAL


Meaning of REGIONAL in English

— 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 ]

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