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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Examples of regional in a Sentence
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But with the motor of a regional economy of €150bn ($167bn) at stake, better to be safe than sorry. — The Economist, "Climate change is a remorseless threat to the world’s coasts," 17 Aug. 2019 Nebraska has a regional network of Natural Resource Districts that could direct local money toward flood protection. — David A. Lieb, chicagotribune.com, "States boost flood prevention as damage costs soar," 12 Aug. 2019 Nebraska has a regional network of Natural Resource Districts that could direct local money toward flood protection. — David A. Lieb, The Denver Post, "States brace for long-term flood fight as damage costs soar," 11 Aug. 2019 Nebraska has a regional network of Natural Resource Districts that could direct local money toward flood protection. — David Lieb, Twin Cities, "States boosting flood prevention as damage costs soar. MN is a model.," 11 Aug. 2019 The success of this wave of comedy encouraged other regional language networks to carry vernacular segments. — Suraj Yengde, Quartz India, "In the politically impotent Indian comedy scene, Dalit humour is a class apart," 8 Aug. 2019 An invisible border is crucial to the regional economy and underpins the peace process that ended decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. — Washington Post, "Boris Johnson visits Belfast as Brexit woes hurt UK economy," 31 July 2019 According to the Sports Business Journal, Dish Network, which also owns Sling TV, decided to drop all of Fox's regional sports networks, including Fox Sports Detroit, at noon Friday. — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, "Fox Sports Detroit blacked out on some TVs starting Friday afternoon," 26 July 2019 The Colorado Department of Transportation is expanding its Bustang regional bus network with service from Denver to at least two ski areas beginning in December. — John Meyer, The Know, "Skip ski traffic for cheap: CDOT adds bus service to ski areas, Rocky Mountain National Park," 25 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
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 2019 Coach of the Year Steve Conner, Cincinnati Country Day: The Lady Indians finished eighth at regionals and 22nd at state. — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, "Announcing 2018-19 Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky high school Spring All-Stars," 11 July 2019 Kumar Rocker, who threw the no-hitter in super regionals that already is part of college baseball lore, gave up two earned runs and fanned 17 in 12 1/3 innings. — Eric Olson, BostonGlobe.com, "Vanderbilt rolls past Michigan in deciding Game 3," 26 June 2019 The Eagles, whose record officially is 12-15 but would be 23-4 without forfeits, have secured a spot in regionals. — David Furones, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Moving past prior forfeits, Calvary Christian tops Chaminade, secures spot in regionals," 2 May 2018These 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
| \ ˈrēj-ən-ᵊl, -nəl
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Medical Definition of regional
Other Words from regional
regionally
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