multiregionalism
/ˌmʌltɪˈriːdʒ(ə)nəlɪz(ə)m/ /ˌmʌltɪˈriːdʒ(ə)n(ə)lɪz(ə)m/ /ˌmʌltɪˈriːdʒən(ə)lɪz(ə)m/noun
1The fact of containing a number of distinct regions of differing character. rare.
2 Physical Anthropol. The multiregional theory of human evolution.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in American Sociological Review. From multi- + regionalism, after multiregional.
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- fools rush in where angels fear to tread
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