Definitions of localism [ˈloʊ kəˌlɪz əm]

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Definition of 'localism'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) localism
a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.

2. localism
a local custom.

3. localism
excessive devotion to and promotion of the interests of a particular locality; sectionalism.

Etymology: (1815–25)

Definition of 'localism'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) localism
a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality

2. (noun) sectionalism, provincialism, localism
a partiality for some particular place

Definition of 'localism'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) localism
the state or quality of being local; affection for a particular place

2. (noun) localism
a method of speaking or acting peculiar to a certain district; a local idiom or phrase

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