noun
- regional competitions or tournaments that serve as qualifying events for larger championships
Usage: sports; academic competitions
Examples
- The swim team qualified for regionals after winning the district meet.
- She placed third at regionals in the debate competition.
- Our basketball team made it to regionals for the first time in five years.
- The top three finishers at regionals advance to the state championship.
- He’s been training hard to prepare for regionals next month.
- The academic bowl team won regionals and earned a spot at nationals.