localism

Meaning

1. (uncountable) Attachment to a particular local place; feelings or policies which emphasize local phenomena.
2. (countable, uncountable) A linguistic feature that is unique to a locality.
3. (uncountable) The belief that language functions are localized to various parts of the brain.
4. (uncountable) An approach to understanding expressions in terms of position and movement (sometimes abstract, e.g. one who is hungry is in a notional "space" of hunger).

Synonyms

sectionalism

provincialism

dialect

parochialism

regional speech

vernacular

Translations

τοπικισμός

localisme

provincialisme

localismo

localismo

localisme

localisme

provincialismo

النعرة المحلية

yerli şeye rağbet

Borniertheit

Kleinstaaterei

ιδιωματισμός

étroitesse d’esprit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈləʊkəlɪzəm/

Etymology

From local + -ism.