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REGIONALISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Loyalty to the interests of a particular region
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("regionalism" is a kind of...):
loyalty; trueness (the quality of being loyal)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("regionalism" is a kind of...):
foreign policy (a policy governing international relations)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("regionalism" 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)
Domain member usage:
afeard; afeared (a pronunciation of afraid)
right smart ((Southern or Midland) considerable)
