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regionally

regionally

9 4.0
In a part of a country rather than across the whole country
  • adverb
  • /ˈriːdʒənəli/
translation icon : regionalmente
  • The presence of nitrates from fertilizers and septic wastes could indicate a local source of contamination or regionally contaminated groundwater.
  • vary regionally
  • locally and regionally
  • regionally distinct

When she married her husband, Fred Schlafly, who came from a regionally prominent family, her politics changed.

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Examples

  • Honestly, they never planned to become even regionally famous, which is what makes this so sweet.

    Blog text (2)
  • So what we're doing is we are doing this concept of what we call regionally aligned forces.

  • And sometimes if it might go down regionally, we might have, you know, another state or another city come in to help us out.

  • The demand for regionally popular artists and music, however, increased after the war.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Number two, there are still pretty significant cultural differences regionally in the United States.

  • Between the international organizations and these regionally based groups, there is something of a symbiotic relationship.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Of course, a school doesn't have to be regionally accredited to provide a good education.

    Blog text (2)
  • More often than not, you end up local and if you're really lucky, you're regionally successful.

  • Traditionally, states have acted independently in conserving wildlife, with little encouragement or capacity to coordinate their actions regionally.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The survey revealed that people regionally prefer different flavors of ice cream.

Synonyms

provincially
vsregionally
1 6.7

In a way that relates to a part of a country rather than the national government

refers to a wider area covering regions not just a single province

How Widespread

internationally
103 2.9
nationally
160 3.0
regionally
9 4.0
locally
127 1.4

Surface Forms

regionally positive

Morphology

regionally = regional (transparent) = region + al + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'regional', whose meaning is clearly derived from 'region' + '-al'.

Etymology

The word regionally comes from region, which means 'area' or 'part', and the ending -ally means 'in a way'. So regionally means 'in a way that relates to a particular area or part of a country', rather than everywhere.