regional
adjective
re·gion·al
| \ ˈrēj-nəl
, ˈrē-jə-nᵊl\
, ˈrē-jə-nᵊl\
Definition of regional
(Entry 1 of 2)
2
: of, relating to, characteristic of, or serving a region
a regional high school
3
: marked by regionalism
regional art
regional
nounDefinition of regional (Entry 2 of 2)
: something (such as a branch of an organization or an edition of a magazine) that serves a region
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For serious coverage by reporters in and of Native communities, readers have to look to Indian Country Today and High Country News, and similar topic-specific and regional shops. — Nick Martin, The New Republic, "Who Gets to Say If Warren’s Apology to Cherokee Nation Is Enough?," 30 Aug. 2019 These were larger than regional jets but were also extremely inefficient by today's standards. — Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "The new Midwest Express will not be the old, beloved Midwest Express. Industry economics won't allow it.," 30 Aug. 2019 Other groups, Somalia, north Africa really have been regional, or Al Qaeda and the Indian subcontinent. — CBS News, "Transcript: Michael Vickers talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters"," 28 Aug. 2019 Restall envisions more of that, and would like to find a way to offer the venue for a college conference tournament or NCAA regional in the future. — Dom Amore, courant.com, "Yard Goats began season barring peanuts, end with attendance records," 28 Aug. 2019 The Centurions return junior Alex Crafton, who shot 74 in the regional and placed second in a state qualifier this summer to advance to the USGA Junior Girls Championship. — Steve Gorches, orlandosentinel.com, "Orlando area high school girls golf preview: Lake Mary and Lake Mary Prep on the leader board," 22 Aug. 2019 Coulter also can be expected to be more regional in his outlook, accepting Oakland County's responsibility to be a full partner in broad initiatives that can benefit all of metro Detroit, such as transit funding, Democrats said after the meeting. — Detroit Free Press, "Democrat Dave Coulter, mayor of Ferndale, named Oakland County executive," 16 Aug. 2019 But as the British colony grew rich over the following decades, so did Cathay, transforming from a swashbuckling shoestring operation into a carrier of regional, then international, renown. — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, "Cathay Pacific, Icon of Hong Kong’s Rise, Now Reflects China’s Grip," 11 Aug. 2019 John Eisler is Springfield College’s associate vice president for academic affairs in the office of regional, online and continuing education. — Jane Stueckemann, Houston Chronicle, "LSC, Massachusetts-based Springfield College partner for bachelor’s degrees," 5 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The four teams vying for a trip to the New England regionals are Cranston Western, Burrillville, Chariho, and Barrington. — Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com, "The big questions going forward about R.I.’s takeover of Providence schools," 19 July 2019 East Carolina 10-12, Campbell 3-3: Spencer Brickhouse homered and drove in four runs in the second game as the host Pirates won twice to advance to the super regionals. — SFChronicle.com, "Stanford advances in NCAA baseball tournament with win over Fresno State," 3 June 2019 Oregon State will advance to the super regionals with a victory, while LSU would have to defeat the Beavers both Sunday night and again Monday night to advance. — Joel Odom, OregonLive.com, "NCAA baseball live updates: Oregon State Beavers vs. LSU in Corvallis Regional final," 3 June 2018 Rutschman, 21, hasn’t played in a game since June 1 — two days before he was drafted — when the Beavers’ season ended in the NCAA regionals. — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles’ outline of Adley Rutschman’s development path begins in Gulf Coast League," 26 June 2019 Summer 2000 About a month after his Eureka High School team lost in the IHSA Class A regionals, Zobrist attends a coaches tryout for $50. — Chris Boghossian, chicagotribune.com, "Ben Zobrist timeline: From his early path to the majors to winning World Series MVP to his leave of absence from the Cubs," 7 June 2019 Both teams were dominant in regionals this past weekend, too, with the Rebels (combined score of 41-7) and Razorbacks (20-6) each cruising through three games. — Gentry Estes, The Courier-Journal, "Morning Coffee: Picks for the NCAA Super Regionals, including Louisville baseball vs. ECU," 3 June 2019 According to the petition on Change.org, Wanaki, which opened in 1970, hosted the Wisconsin Public Links Association's premier 36 Hole Championship and three major high school tournaments, such as the WIAA state, regionals and sectionals. — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Some want to save it; some have other ideas. 'Anything is on the table' for Wanaki Golf Course.," 22 July 2019 She was tied with a teammate in the conference regionals and was forced into an extra play-off match to decide the final spot to head to Penn State. — Vincent Nguyen, Burbank Leader, "Burroughs grad Beihold’s talents stretch far beyond being All-American fencer," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'regional.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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regional
adjective
re·gion·al
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Kids Definition of regional
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a certain geographic area
a regional newspaper
regional
adjective
re·gion·al
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Medical Definition of regional
Other Words from regional
regionally
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