REGIONALISM
regionalism
(noun) loyalty to the interests 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) a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
regionalism (countable and uncountable, plural regionalisms)
Affection, often excessive, for one's own region and to everything related to it.
Political tendency to concede forms of politico-administrative autonomy to regions.
(countable, linguistics) A word or phrase originating in, characteristic of, or limited to a region.
Synonyms
• (linguistics): provincialism
Hyponyms
• (linguistics; English regionalism): Americanism, Australianism, Briticism, Britishism, Canadianism
Source: Wiktionary