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Noun: localism  'low-ku,li-zum
  1. 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"
     
  2. 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