Regional Meaning
/ˈɹiː.d͡ʒə.nəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.
adjOf, or pertaining to, a large geographic region.
Sentence Examples
Foreign investors backed off because of regional political unrest.
Do you have any regional dishes?
Services available at a local and regional level
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ weather patterns predictably affect only the coastal towns of the state.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ government was given greater powers to manage its own budget and public services.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French régional, from Latin regiōnālis.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1988, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Year Book Australia, volume Issue 71, page 94:
"The wheatlands region stretching across Australia offers a graphic illustration of the processes of social and economic change in rural and regional Australia."
— 2005, Joy McCann, “Chapter 3: History and Memory in Australia′s Wheatlands”, in Graeme Davison, Marc Brodie, editors, Struggle Country: The Rural Ideal in Twentieth-Century Australia, page 03-1:
"HEMA produces four-wheel-drive and motorbike road atlases and many regional four-wheel-drive maps—good if you plan to go off the trails—an atlas of Australia′s national parks, and maps to Kakadu and Lamington national parks."
— 2011, Lee Mylne, Marc Llewellyn, Ron Crittall, Lee Atkinson, Frommer′s Australia 2011, unnumbered page:
"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."
— 1985 March 11, James Connolly, “CPE big item on regionals′ omnivorous market menu”, in Computerworld, page 125:
"Regionals are among the fastest growing companies and, as the name implies, are those carriers that for the most part provide service to only one region of the country and generate revenue of under $100 million."
— 2001, Harold L. Vogel, Travel Industry Economics: A Guide for Financial Analysis, page 44:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ weather patterns predictably affect only the coastal towns of the state.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ government was given greater powers to manage its own budget and public services.