LOCALISM


Meaning of LOCALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlō-kə-ˌli-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1823

1.

a. : a local idiom

b. : a local peculiarity of speaking or acting

2. : affection or partiality for a particular place : sectionalism

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.