English · Word Candidate

regional

/ˈɹiː.d͡ʒə.nəl/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: regionals

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thuộc về một khu vực hoặc huyện cụ thể

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Adjective

Examples

Near-synonyms: intraregional, locoregional

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Of, or pertaining to, a large geographic region.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thuộc về một khu vực địa lý lớn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Adjective

Examples

regional rainfall patterns

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một thực thể hoặc sự kiện có phạm vi giới hạn ở một khu vực

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Noun

Examples

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.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “regional” mean?

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

Is “regional” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.