Native and Regional

Native

Native adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.
Usage example: though she now lived in the Northeast, she was a native Midwesterner

Regional is a synonym for native in place topic. In some cases you can use "Regional" instead an adjective "Native", when it comes to topics like domestic.

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

Regional

Regional adjective - Characteristic of a region.
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Synonyms for Regional

Native is a synonym for regional in place topic. You can use "Native" instead an adjective "Regional".

Nearby Words: region, regionalism, regionally

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Just Cause Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Lisa Lackey as Alex occasionally slips into her native Australian accent or various regional U.S.
  • The restaurant itself is a parody of Whataburger, a regional chain with locations in Mike Judge's native Texas.
  • Just Cause: Australian actress Lisa Lackey (see Heroes above) plays Alex DeMonaco, an American from Los Angeles, but she occasionally slips into her native Australian accent or various regional U.S.
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