regionalism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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

From regional + -ism.

These stories are a happy illustration of the better regionalism that is characteristic of contemporary American fiction, and like "Ommirandy" will prove valuable records to a later generation of a life that even now is rapidly passing away. — The best short stories of 1917, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown

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