LOCALISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A partiality for some particular place

Synonyms:

localism; provincialism; sectionalism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("localism" is a kind of...):

partiality; partisanship (an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives)

Meaning:

A phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("localism" is a kind of...):

non-standard speech (speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community)