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

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy