lo·cal·ism

[loh-kuh-liz-uhm]
noun
1.
a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
2.
a local custom.
3.
excessive devotion to and promotion of the interests of a particular locality; sectionalism.
4.
attachment to a particular locality.

Origin:
1815–25; local + -ism

lo·cal·ist, noun
lo·cal·is·tic, adjective
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localism (ˈləʊkəˌlɪzəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a pronunciation, phrase, etc, peculiar to a particular locality
2.  another word for provincialism
 
'localist
 
n
 
local'istic
 
adj

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