Noun: localism 'low-ku,li-zum
- A phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality
"The use of 'wicked' to mean 'very' is a localism in parts of New England"
- A partiality for some particular region or section of a nation, often at the expense of the whole
"The politician's strong localism prevented him from seeing the national perspective";
- sectionalism, provincialism
Derived forms: localisms
Type of: non-standard speech, partiality, partisanship
Encyclopedia: Localism