regional

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   related or limited to a particular region

   a regional dialect

2. 2
   adj

   characteristic of a region

   regional flora

3. 3
   adj

   Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.

   Near-synonyms: intraregional, locoregional

4. 4
   adj

   Of, or pertaining to, a large geographic region.

   regional rainfall patterns

5. 5
   adj

   Of, or pertaining to, one part of the body.

   Near-synonym: locoregional

6. 6
   adj

   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.

   The new Remoteness Structure covers the whole of Australia and classifies Australia into regions which share common characteristics of remoteness. There are six Remoteness Areas in the Structure: Major Cities of Australia, Inner Regional Australia, Outer Regional Australia, Remote Australia, Very Remote Australia and Migratory.

7. 7
   noun

   An entity or event with scope limited to a single region.

   In the CPE^([Customer Premises Equipment]) market, all seven regionals are selling several sizes of private branch exchanges (PBX) and key systems for smaller customers.

Etymology

From Middle French régional, from Latin regiōnālis.