regional
Portuguese, adjective/ʁe.ʒi.oˈnaw/
regional is spelled R-E-G-I-O-N-A-L (8 letters) and appears 65 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,494th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Regional is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “regional (relating to a region, place)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “referente a uma região”.
What does regional mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineregional (relating to a region, place)
- 2
femininemasculineregional (typical or characteristic of a certain region)
- 3
femininemasculineregional (relating to the administration of a given region)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. referente a uma região 2. local
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of regional
- regionais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce regional?
- Brazil /ʁe.ʒi.oˈnaw/
- Brazil [he.ʒi.oˈnaʊ̯]
- Brazil /ʁe.ʒjoˈnaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to regional
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is regional in Portuguese?
regional appears 65 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).