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单词 sectionalism
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sectionalism

noun

sec·​tion·​al·​ism ˈsek-shnə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce sectionalism (audio)
-shə-nə-ˌli-
: an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region

Example Sentences

a nation divided by sectionalism
Recent Examples on the Web Before 2018, Texas schools even taught that states’ rights and sectionalism—not slavery—were the leading causes of the Civil War. Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021 Prior to 2018, Texas schools even taught that states’ rights and sectionalism—not slavery—were the main causes of the Civil War. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2020 Teaching Tolerance said this teaching obscures the institution of slavery’s influence on factors like sectionalism, states' rights and economic disagreements. al, 1 Mar. 2020 Alabama’s standards require students to identify sectionalism, slavery, states’ rights and economic disagreements as the reasons why Alabama succeeded from the union. al, 1 Mar. 2020 The state curriculum for seventh-grade history expects students to explain reasons for Texas' involvement in the Civil War, including states' rights, slavery, sectionalism and tariffs. Fernando Ramirez, Houston Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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