REGIONALISM


Meaning of REGIONALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrēj-nə-ˌli-zəm, ˈrē-jə-nə-ˌli- ]

noun

Date: 1881

1.

a. : consciousness of and loyalty to a distinct region with a homogeneous population

b. : development of a political or social system based on one or more such areas

2. : emphasis on regional locale and characteristics in art or literature

3. : a characteristic feature (as of speech) of a geographic area

• re·gion·al·ist -list noun or adjective

• re·gion·al·is·tic ˌrēj-nə-ˈlis-tik, ˌrē-jə-nə-ˈlis- adjective

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