regional
regional — adjective
1. describing or belonging to one specific section of a nation instead of applying
describing or belonging to one specific section of a nation instead of applying to the whole country.
The regional office in Padua handles all orders from customers in northern Italy.
collocation: regional office
Femi prefers the regional cuisine of West Africa, especially dishes with yam and peanuts.
collocation: regional cuisine
Every secondary school follows the curriculum set by its regional education authority.
The regional manager flew to Nairobi to discuss the sales targets for next quarter.
Anong grew up speaking a regional dialect her cousins from the capital could not follow.
- local
narrower — refers to a single town or immediate area rather than a larger zone
- provincial
more formal and often suggests a sub-national political unit
- territorial
strongly legal or administrative, describing a defined territory
文法句型
regional + noun
用法筆記
Almost always placed before a noun. Common noun partners include 'office', 'manager', 'authority', 'economy', 'dialect', 'cuisine', and 'election'. This is by far the most frequent use of the word 'regional'.
常見錯誤
regional — noun
1. a local office, branch, or edition of a larger organization or publication that
a local office, branch, or edition of a larger organization or publication that serves a particular part of a country.
Selim was promoted to manage the regional of Southeast Asia for a large logistics company.
pattern: the + regional + of + place
James reads the regional of a national paper that covers stories from his home state.
specific use: newspaper edition serving a region
The airline operates twelve regionals across Europe, each handling a different group of countries.
After the merger the company closed its regional in Seoul and moved operations to Tokyo.
- branch
more general; any local office, not necessarily organized by region
- division
often larger and may cover a broader scope than a regional
- local office
emphasises the immediate locality rather than a defined region
- headquarters
the main office from which regionals are directed
- head office
the central office of an organization
文法句型
the + regional + of + place
possessive + regional
用法筆記
Less common than the adjective. Often appears with a possessive determiner ('its regional', 'the company's regional') or after 'the' + 'regional' + 'of' + location. Common in business and publishing contexts. Not used in everyday conversation about personal belongings or small local shops.