Synonyms for diatopic

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regional · dialectal

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Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Concerned with or relating to the ways in which language varies regionally or across geography.

Example sentences

• regional Fried spiders are a regional delicacy in Cambodia.
• dialectal Grinny is a dialectal American English term for a chipmunk.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters

regional³

9 letters

dialectal

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (regional³ = 3 syllables).