Associations to the word «Regionalism»

Wiktionary

REGIONALISM, noun. Affection, often excessive, to one's own region and to everything related to it.
REGIONALISM, noun. Political tendency to concede forms of politico-administrative autonomy to regions.
REGIONALISM, noun. (countable) (linguistics) A word or phrase originating in, characteristic of, or limited to a region.

Dictionary definition

REGIONALISM, noun. A feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region.
REGIONALISM, noun. A foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas.
REGIONALISM, noun. Loyalty to the interests of a particular region.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.