regional Definition
re·gional (rē′jə nəl)
adjective
- of a whole region, not just a locality
- of some particular region, district, etc.; local; sectional
noun
something extending over or representing a region or regions a statewide basketball tournament consisting of several regionals
regional Related Forms
re′·gion·ally adverb
regional Synonyms
regional
modif.
regional Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
other: East Anglia was a different affair to the other regionals.
Modifies a noun
- assembly: Some English regions exhibit substantial support for their own regional assembly, whilst the issue is dead in others.
- office: Working in conjunction with Knight Frank's network of regional offices, we cover the entire UK market.
- variation: Over the past five years the Agency has worked hard to reduce the regional variation in approach to enforcement.
- agency: North West Vision is the regional screen agency for England's Northwest.
- airport: Flights from Oslo can be arranged, either to London, or some regional airports - please enquire for details.
- strategy: The regional economic strategy has a clear vision for the region.
Modifying Another Word
- there: Are there regional trends in landslide density as a function of ground motion and distance from earthquake epicenter?
- only: It is the only regional newspaper for the Pacific.
- currently: He is currently Regional Manager for the north west for Sirius.
- now: Even now regional changes of local climates are being registered in Tajikistan.
- previously: He was previously Regional Managing Partner of the Leeds and Manchester offices.
Used with adjective complement
- have: It has regional, and indeed, international significance.
- grow: A number of industry watchers have stated that the area is the fastest growing regional Smart Card market in several sectors.
- explore: We want to explore regional, national, European and global opportunities and platforms for our programming.
Browse dictionary entries near regional
- ‹ region
- ‹ Reginald
- ‹ reginal
- ‹ Regina
- ‹ regimented
- ‹ regimentation
- ‹ regimentals
- ‹ regiment
- ‹ regimen
- ‹ regime

