(business) The practice of delegating or assigning of procedures, functions or jobs from production within a business in one location to an internal entity that specializes in that operation in another location within a geographic region.

(geology) Widespread change in rock due to high pressure and temperature throughout an area

A sub-discipline of economics that examines economic theories and policies particular to specific regions.

plural of regional jet

plural of regional metamorphism

plural of regional power

(international relations) A state that exercises significant power within a geographical region.

cat scratch disease

A regional district of Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada. Seat: City of Powell River

(microbiology) DNA sequences located between genes that make up a large percentage of the human genome with no known function.