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

Every creature is a word of God.
Meister Eckhart