| 1. | of or pertaining to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to a particular region, district, area, or part, as of a country; sectional; local: regional differences in pronunciation. |
| 3. | Medicine/Medical, Anatomy. pertaining to, affecting, or localized in a particular area or part of the body: regional anesthesia. |
| 4. | having, exhibiting, or characterized by regionalism: He writes regional novels. |
| 5. | Often, regionals. a regional competition or tournament: The basketball team won the regionals. |
| 6. | a regional company, branch, stock exchange, etc.: Regionals are getting stiff competition from the national firms. |
regional re·gion·al (rē'jə-nəl)
adj.
Of or relating to a region.