Sentence examples for regional terms from inspiring English sources

The combination of physical geography and discontinuous settlement has led to a strong sense of regionalism in Canada, and popular regional terms often overlap.

Our models are adjusted for region of the country (using indicator variables), and although including region did improve the fit of the models, the regional terms themselves were not significant.

And there is no equilibrium in regional terms.

Put in regional terms, this is Keynesian investment for one corner of the country – and sullen welfarism for the others.

I learned the diverse regional terms for woodlouse, among them "chuggypig" (Cornwall), "sow-dug" (Essex), "slater" (Northern Ireland), "gramfy-coocher" (Somerset), and "johnny-grump" (Gloucestershire).

In regional terms it has been Algeria that has been a stumbling bloc in terms of international co-operation against transnational groups with interests in both crime and terror in the Sahel region of north Africa.

Mr. Ferguson said Philly was a "regional term of affection" for the city.

Dene is a regional term for a ravine with a stream, in this case the Ouseburn, a glacial stream that cut its way south to the Tyne as the last Ice Age melted away.

British 58% English 49% European 15% Scottish 7% Regional term (eg northerner, southerner, Highlander) 7% City/county specific term (eg Londoner, Yorkshireman, Glaswegian, Geordie, Mancunian, Scouser) 7% Irish/Northern Irish 4% Welsh 4% Local area/town-specific term 3%85%% of those who completed our poll were born in the UK, including British overseas territories and dependencies.

I began my speech, saying, "Just let me say one thing people, kind people!" Then I tried to use every regional term I could remember from my childhood in the countryside.

The term Typhoon is the regional name in the northwest Pacific for a severe (or mature) tropical cyclone, whereas hurricane is the regional term in the northeast Pacific and northern Atlantic.