regional

US /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #9249

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to or limited to a particular area or part of a country.

The town has its own regional dialect.
2

adj
Typical of or found in a particular region.

The museum displays regional crafts and traditions.

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Word family

Forms regionals

Derived forms aregionalbioregionalbiregionalecoregionalextraregionalgeoregionalinter-regionalinterregionalintraregionalmacroregionalmegaregionalmicroregional

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regional anesthesia
loss of sensation in a particular area of the body produced by anesthetic treatment

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle French régional, from Latin regiōnālis.

*h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European régional Middle French regiōnālis Latin

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# regional

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənəl/
**Frequency rank:** 9249

## Meanings
1. Relating to or limited to a particular area or part of a country.
2. Typical of or found in a particular region.

## Examples
- The town has its own regional dialect.
- The museum displays regional crafts and traditions.

## Derived Forms
- aregional
- bioregional
- biregional
- ecoregional
- extraregional
- georegional
- inter-regional
- interregional
- intraregional
- macroregional
- megaregional
- microregional

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₃reǵ-
- Root: régional
- Root: regiōnālis

## Etymology
From Middle French régional, from Latin regiōnālis.

## AI Etymology
Regional comes from Middle French régional, from Latin regiōnālis. Modern senses include relating to or limited to a particular area or part of a country. and typical of or found in a particular region.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as aregional, bioregional, biregional, ecoregional, extraregional, and georegional.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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