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Definition of: localism
(lō′kəl·iz′əm) noun
1. A manner of acting or speaking particular to a place; local custom or idiom.
2. A word, a meaning of a word, a pronunciation, etc., peculiar to a locality, rather than in general usage.
3. Provincialism.
4. The state or condition of being local; influence exerted by a particular place.
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