regional
regional Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Relating to, characteristic of, or serving a specific geographical area, district, or division of a country rather than the entire nation.
"The airline expanded its regional flights to connect smaller cities across the Midwest."
Relating to or affecting a particular part or localized area of the body.
"The anesthesiologist administered regional anesthesia so the patient would remain awake during the knee surgery."
• noun
A competition, tournament, or preliminary qualifying round involving participants from a specific geographic region (usually used in the plural).
"After winning the district title, the high school debate team spent the weekend preparing for regionals."
A company, branch, newspaper, or edition that serves or operates within a specific geographical region.
"Several smaller banking regionals merged to compete with the major national financial institutions."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French regional, from Late Latin regionalis ('relating to a region'), itself derived from Latin regio ('direction, boundary, or district').