Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Relating to, involving, or occurring in different regions.
  • adjective Operating or playable in different regions of the world, as a DVD player or DVD.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to more than one region.
  • noun An organisation that operates across more than one region.

Etymologies

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multi- +‎ regional

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Examples

  • Another theory of the origin of modern humans, known as the multiregional hypothesis, holds that earlier forms of humans originated in Africa and then slowly developed their anatomically modern form in every area of the Old World.

    The Mother of All Languages Gautam Naik 2011

  • The finding splits the difference in a long-running scholarly debate over whether people are solely African in origin, or spring from "multiregional" interbreeding of early human species.

    Neanderthals and humans interbred, fossils indicate 2010

  • Proponents of a "multiregional" hypothesis held that H. erectus populations evolved into modern humans in many regions, and that these groups later bred with each other and with groups that emigrated from Africa.

    The Great DNA Hunt 1996

  • Board diversity is a business imperative--it is multigenerational, multinational, multicultural and multiregional.

    What Women Really Want Is A Meritocracy 2011

  • The arguments of the Federalist Papers apply just as strongly to a multiethnic regime as to a multiregional regime.

    The Emerging Stagnant Majority, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Here each country has its own manga revolution, but language differences prevents them from getting together and forming the multiregional momentum you guys have in the States with potential readership in the millions.

    “Manga Before Flowers” | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

  • "Owen has demonstrated the strategic vision and leadership skills necessary to manage and grow complex, multiregional businesses," Mr. Mack said in a statement.

    Morgan Picks 2008

  • A third advantage the multiregional producer can achieve over the single-region producer is the sophistication managers gain through exposure to many different environments.

    The Machine That Changed the World James P. Womack 2007

  • A fourth advantage for the multiregional producer is protection against the regional cyclicality of the motor-vehicle market.

    The Machine That Changed the World James P. Womack 2007

  • Here, we look at the management challenge these companies face by laying out the features of a truly global enterprise that can achieve multiregional lean production in the 1990s.

    The Machine That Changed the World James P. Womack 2007

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