regional
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Of a state or other geographic area, denoting those parts which are not metropolitan.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹidʒənəl
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.
Of, or pertaining to, a large geographic region.
Of, or pertaining to, one part of the body.
Characteristic of a region
Australia
Of a state or other geographic area, denoting those parts which are not metropolitan, but are somewhat densely populated and usually contain a number of significant towns.
noun
An entity or event with scope limited to a single region.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.
Used this way, regional is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “The regional manager oversees all the stores in this part of the country.”adjective
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The study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region.
Loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the…
A serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss.
A serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss.
Loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the…
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