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Definition of Localism
1. Noun. A phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality.
2. Noun. A partiality for some particular place.
Definition of Localism
1. n. The state or quality of being local; affection for a particular place.
Definition of Localism
1. Noun. (countable linguistics) a linguistic feature that is unique to a locality ¹
2. Noun. Attachment to a particular local place; feelings or policies which emphasize local phenomena ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Localism
1. a custom or mannerism peculiar to a locality [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Localism
Literary usage of Localism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut: From the First Indian Deed in 1659 by William Cothren (1854)
"Only the wan-ing of localism could have prevented it from availing itself of ...
It is because the one has had no localism, that did not cm- brace the whole ..."
2. The American Public School: A Genetic Study of Principles, Practices, and by Ross Lee Finney (1921)
"The Tendency Away from localism. — The arrangements by which a government ...
A narrow localism in the support of education is a curse to a great young ..."
3. The Union Pacific Railway: A Study in Railway Politics, History, and Economics by John Patterson Davis (1894)
"SECTIONALISM AND localism. No SOONER was a clearly-defined Pacific railway project
in existence than the particular interests of sections and localities ..."
4. The Bible in Spain: Or, The Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an by George Henry Borrow (1845)
"Compostella—Rey Romero—The Treasure-Seeker—Hopeful Project—The Church of Refuge—
Hidden Riches—The Canon Spirit of localism—The Leaper—Bones of Saint James. ..."
5. The Bible in Spain: Or, The Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an by George Henry Borrow, Ulick Ralph Burke (1907)
"Compostella — Rey Romero — The Treasure-seeker — Hopeful Project—The Church of
Refuge—Hidden Riches—The Canon—Spirit of localism—The Leper—Bones of Saint ..."
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