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localism

noun

1 localism

A phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality.

Polish: lokalizm

2 localism

A partiality for some particular place.

synonyms: provincialism, sectionalism.

Roget 563: neology, neologism; newfangled expression, nonce expression; back-formation; caconym; barbarism.    archaism, black letter, monkish Latin.    corruption, missaying, malapropism, antiphrasis.    ... show more

Dutch: particularisme


Moby thesaurus: Acadian, Anglo-Indian, Brooklynese, Cajun, Canadian French, Cockney, French Canadian, Gullah, Midland, Midland dialect, New England dialect, Pennsylvania Dutch, Yankee, Yorkshire, autarky, barbarism, bimetallism, bundle of isoglosses, class dialect, colloquialism ... show more.

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