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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•gion•al /ˈridʒənəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of or involving a region:regional schools.
found only in a certain region or regions:[before a noun]spoke with a regional accent. re•gion•al•ly, adv. See -reg-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•gion•al (rē′jə nl),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining to a region of considerable extent;
not merely local:a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts. - of or pertaining to a particular region, district, area, or part, as of a country;
sectional; local:regional differences in pronunciation. - Anatomyof, pertaining to, or localized in a particular area or part of the body.
- having, exhibiting, or characterized by regionalism:He writes regional novels.
n. - Often, regionals. a regional competition or tournament:The basketball team won the regionals.
- a regional company, branch, stock exchange, etc.:Regionals are getting stiff competition from the national firms.
- Latin regiōnālis. See region, -al1
- 1645–55
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