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localism
lo·cal·ism L0220300 (lō′kə-lĭz′əm)n.1. a. A local linguistic feature.b. A local custom or peculiarity.2. Devotion to local interests and customs.
lo′cal·ist n.localism (ˈləʊkəˌlɪzəm) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the policy of devolving power from a central or federal government to local bodies2. (Linguistics) a pronunciation, phrase, etc, peculiar to a particular locality3. another word for provincialism ˈlocalist n ˌlocalˈistic adjlo•cal•ism (ˈloʊ kəˌlɪz əm)
n. 1. a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality. 2. a local custom. 3. excessive devotion to and promotion of the interests of a particular locality; sectionalism. [1815–25] lo′cal•ist, n. lo`cal•is′tic, adj. localisma custom or manner of speaking peculiar to one locality. Also called provincialism. — localist, n. — localistic, adj.See also: LanguagelocalismA word or expression that is only used in a particular place.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | localism - a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular localitynon-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community | | 2. | localism - a partiality for some particular placesectionalism, provincialismpartisanship, partiality - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives |
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Synonyms for localismnoun a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular localityRelated Wordsnoun a partiality for some particular placeSynonyms- sectionalism
- provincialism
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