| Main Entry: | regional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | characteristic of a region |
Synonyms: |
local, parochial, provincial, sectional, territorial |
| Main Entry: | endemic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | native |
Synonyms: |
local, regional |
| Notes: | an endemic is a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location; an epidemic is a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease that infects many people at the same time; a pandemic is an epidemic that is geographically widespread occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world |
| Main Entry: | local |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of a community, restricted to immediate area |
Synonyms: |
bounded, civic, confined, district, divisional, geographical, insular, legendary, limited, narrow, neighborhood, parish, parochial, provincial, regional, sectarian, sectional, small-town, territorial, town, vernacular |
Antonyms: |
foreign, nonnative |
| Main Entry: | native |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | domestic, home |
Synonyms: |
aboriginal, autochthonous, belonging, endemic, from, homegrown, homemade, indigenous, inland, internal, local, municipal, national, original, primary, primeval, primitive, regional, related, vernacular |
Antonyms: |
foreign, outside |
| Main Entry: | parochial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | narrow-minded, restricted |
Synonyms: |
biased, bigoted, conservative, conventional, insular, inward-looking, limited, local, narrow, petty, prejudiced, provincial, regional, sectarian, sectional, shallow, small-minded, small-town |
Antonyms: |
broad, liberal, unrestricted |
| Main Entry: | sectional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | localized, divided |
Synonyms: |
exclusive, factional, local, narrow, partial, regional, selfish, separate, separatist |
Antonyms: |
general, universal, widespread |
| Main Entry: | topical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | restricted, local |
Synonyms: |
confined, insular, limited, parochial, particular, regional, sectional |
Antonyms: |
general, unrestricted |
| Main Entry: | localized |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | local |
Synonyms: |
bounded, civic, confined, district, divisional, geographical, insular, limited, narrow, neighborhood, parish, parochial, provincial, regional, restricted, sectarian, sectional, small-town, territorial, town, vernacular |
| Main Entry: | small-town |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | local |
Synonyms: |
bounded, civic, confined, district, divisional, geographical, insular, legendary, limited, narrow, narrow-minded, neighborhood, parish, parochial, provincial, regional, sectarian, sectional, territorial, town, vernacular |
| Main Entry: | thematic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having a theme |
Synonyms: |
confined, insular, limited, parochial, particular, regional, restricted, sectional |