Relating to or characteristic of a specific place or region; local, regional, or native to a particular area.
From Greek epi- (upon) + chōra (place, country) + -ial (adjective suffix). The term emphasizes something that belongs to or is typical of a particular geographical location.
This word is the ancestor of the modern 'chorus'—which originally came from a specific Greek region and brought its local flavor to wherever it performed. The same root 'chora' appears in 'choreography' (writing about place/movement) and 'geography' (writing about Earth as place).
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