regionalism (redirected from regionalisms)

re·gion·al·ism  (rj-n-lzm)

n.

1.

a. Political division of an area into partially autonomous regions.

b. Advocacy of such a political system.

2. Loyalty to the interests of a particular region.

3. A feature, such as an expression, a pronunciation, or a custom, that is characteristic of a geographic area.

4. The use of regional characteristics, as of locale, custom, or speech, in literature or art.

5. A policy whereby the interests of a nation in world affairs are defined in terms of particular countries or regions.

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region·al·ist adj. & n.

region·al·istic adj.

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regionalism [ˈriːdʒənəˌlɪzəm]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) division of a country into administrative regions having partial autonomy

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) advocacy of such division

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) loyalty to one's home region; regional patriotism

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the common interests of national groups, people, etc., living in the same part of the world

5. a word, custom, accent, or other characteristic associated with a specific region

regionalist  n & adj

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regionalism

a quality in literature that is the product of fidelity to the habits, speech, manners, history, folklore, and beliefs of a particular geographical section, as Thomas Hardy and Wessex. — regionalist, n. — regionalistic, adj.

See also: Literature

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	regionalism - a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region non-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
	2.	regionalism - a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas foreign policy - a policy governing international relations
	3.	regionalism - loyalty to the interests of a particular region loyalty, trueness - the quality of being loyal

Translations

regionalism [ˈriːdʒənəlɪzəm] N → regionalismo m

regionalism

n → Regionalismus m; (= division into regions) → Einteilung f → in Regionen; (= loyalty) → Lokalpatriotismus m; (= word) → nur regional verwendeter Ausdruck

regionalism [ˈriːdʒ/ənəlɪz/əm] n → regionalismo