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
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.
• (linguistics): provincialism
• (linguistics; English regionalism): Americanism, Australianism, Briticism, Britishism, Canadianism
Source: Wiktionary
21 December 2024
(noun) a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
