adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:rē′jənəl
Received-Pronunciation:rēj′nəl
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹiː.d͡ʒə.nəl/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹiːd͡ʒ.nəl/
Canada, General-American:/ˈɹi.d͡ʒə.nəl/
Canada, General-American:/ˈɹid͡ʒ.nəl/
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Australian:/ˈɹiː.d͡ʒə.nəl/
Australian:/ˈɹiː.d͡ʒnəl/
Australian:[ˈɹɪi.d͡ʒə.nəl]
Australian:[ˈɹɪid͡ʒ.nəl]
Australia:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
New-Zealand:/ˈɹiː.d͡ʒə.nəl/
New-Zealand:/ˈɹiːd͡ʒ.nəl/
CMU ARPABET:R IY1 JH AH0 N AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Near-synonyms: intraregional, locoregional
regional playoffs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intraregional, locoregional
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of, or pertaining to, a large geographic region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
regional rainfall patterns
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of, or pertaining to, one part of the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Near-synonym: locoregional
regional nerve block
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: locoregional
Antonyms: systemic, bodywide
4
adj
Meaning 4
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
An entity or event with scope limited to a single region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
characteristic of a region
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
regional flora
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
related or limited to a particular region
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a regional dialect
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French régional, from Latin regiōnālis.
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
إِقْلِيمِيّ
(ʔiqlīmiyy)
— pertaining to a specific region
Arabic:
جِهَوِيّ
(jihawiyy)
— pertaining to a specific region
Armenian:
տարածաշրջանային
(taracašrǰanayin)
— pertaining to a specific region
Asturian:
rexonal
— pertaining to a specific region
Belarusian:
рэгіяна́льны
(rehijanálʹny)
— pertaining to a specific region
Bengali:
আঞ্চলিক
(ancolik)
— pertaining to a specific region
Bulgarian:
региона́лен
(regionálen)
— pertaining to a specific region
Bulgarian:
местен
(mesten)
— pertaining to a specific region
Catalan:
regional
— pertaining to a specific region
Czech:
regionální
— pertaining to a specific region
Czech:
oblastní
— pertaining to a specific region
Dutch:
regionaal
— pertaining to a specific region
Dutch:
gewestelijk
— pertaining to a specific region
Estonian:
piirkondlik
— pertaining to a specific region
Extremaduran:
rehional
— pertaining to a specific region
Finnish:
alueellinen
— pertaining to a specific region
French:
régional
— pertaining to a specific region
Galician:
rexional
— pertaining to a specific region
Georgian:
რეგიონული
(regionuli)
— pertaining to a specific region
German:
regional
— pertaining to a specific region
Greek:
τοπικός
(topikós)
— pertaining to a specific region
Hindi:
आंचलिक
(āñclik)
— pertaining to a specific region
Hindi:
क्षेत्रीय
(kṣetrīya)
— pertaining to a specific region
Hindi:
प्रादेशिक
(prādeśik)
— pertaining to a specific region
Hindi:
प्रदेशीय
(pradeśīya)
— pertaining to a specific region
Hindi:
प्रदेशी
(pradeśī)
— pertaining to a specific region
Hungarian:
regionális
— pertaining to a specific region
Hungarian:
területi
— pertaining to a specific region
Hungarian:
térségi
— pertaining to a specific region
Hungarian:
helyközi
— pertaining to a specific region
Indonesian:
regional
— pertaining to a specific region
Italian:
regionale
— pertaining to a specific region
Japanese:
地域的
(chiikiteki)
— pertaining to a specific region
Kashmiri:
مَقامی
(maqāmī)
— pertaining to a specific region
Kashmiri:
मक़ामी
(maqāmī)
— pertaining to a specific region
Kazakh:
аймақтық
(aimaqtyq)
— pertaining to a specific region
Northern Kurdish:
deverî
— pertaining to a specific region
Northern Kurdish:
herêmî
— pertaining to a specific region
Malay:
serantau
— pertaining to a specific region
Malayalam:
പ്രാദേശിക
(prādēśika)
— pertaining to a specific region
Manx:
ardjynagh
— pertaining to a specific region
Marathi:
प्रादेशिक
(prādeśik)
— pertaining to a specific region
Mongolian:
бүс нутгийн
(büs nutgiin)
— pertaining to a specific region
Norwegian Bokmål:
regional
— pertaining to a specific region
Norwegian Nynorsk:
regional
— pertaining to a specific region
Occitan:
regional
— pertaining to a specific region
Polish:
regionalny
— pertaining to a specific region
Portuguese:
regional
— pertaining to a specific region
Russian:
региона́льный
(regionálʹnyj)
— pertaining to a specific region
Slovak:
regionálny
— pertaining to a specific region
Spanish:
regional
— pertaining to a specific region
Swedish:
regional
— pertaining to a specific region
Tagalog:
panrehiyon
— pertaining to a specific region
Tagalog:
rehiyonal
— pertaining to a specific region
Tagalog:
danayin
— pertaining to a specific region
Ukrainian:
регіона́льний
(rehionálʹnyj)
— pertaining to a specific region
