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LOCALISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A partiality for some particular place
Synonyms:
localism; provincialism; sectionalism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("localism" is a kind of...):
partiality; partisanship (an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("localism" is a kind of...):
non-standard speech (speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community)
