regional

[ ree-juh-nl ]
/ ˈri dʒə nl /

adjective

of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
of or relating to a particular region, district, area, or part, as of a country; sectional; local: regional differences in pronunciation.
Medicine/Medical, Anatomy. pertaining to, affecting, or localized in a particular area or part of the body: regional anesthesia.
having, exhibiting, or characterized by regionalism: He writes regional novels.

noun

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.

Origin of regional

From the Latin word regiōnālis, dating back to 1645–55. See region, -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM regional

re·gion·al·ly, adverb in·ter·re·gion·al, adjective in·ter·re·gion·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby regional

region of chest, region of face, region of head, region of inferior limb, region of superior limb, regional, regional anatomy, regional anesthesia, regional enteritis, regional hypothermia, regional ileitis

Example sentences from the Web for inter-regional

  • But this inter-regional transport of cereals is a small thing in comparison with the transport of cattle.

    The Argentine Republic |Pierre Denis

British Dictionary definitions for inter-regional

regional
/ (ˈriːdʒənəl) /

adjective

of, characteristic of, or limited to a region the regional dialects of English

Derived forms of regional

regionally, adverb

Medical definitions for inter-regional

regional
[ rē′jə-nəl ]

adj.

Of or affecting a region of the body.