multiregional

/ˌmʌltiˈridʒənəl/
adjective
  1. Involving or relating to more than one region, especially in terms of geography, business, or culture.
    • The study examined multiregional climate patterns across North America and Europe.
    • The company adopted a multiregional strategy to expand into Asia, Europe, and South America.
    • Multiregional trade agreements help reduce tariffs between neighboring countries.
  2. Describing a theory or approach that considers multiple regions as sources of development, such as the multiregional hypothesis of human evolution.
    • The textbook compared the multiregional theory with the out-of-Africa hypothesis.
    • The multiregional model suggests that modern humans evolved in several parts of the world at the same time.
    • Some archaeologists support a multiregional explanation for the spread of ancient farming techniques.
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