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regionalism

/ree-juh-nl-iz-uhm/US // ˈri dʒə nlˌɪz əm //UK // (ˈriːdʒənəˌlɪzəm) //

地区主义,区域主义,地方主义,区域性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
    • : advocacy of such a principle or system.
    • : a speech form, expression, custom, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of a particular area.
    • : devotion to the interests of one's own region.
    • : Literature. the theory or practice of emphasizing the regional characteristics of locale or setting, as by stressing local speech.
    • : a style of American painting developed chiefly 1930–40 in which subject matter was derived principally from rural areas.

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Examples

  • Canadian politics scholars would point out that in Canada, regional identities are often stronger than national partisan identities, and this regionalism has kept Canadian politics more moderate.

  • Regionalism in publishing can be a great spur to revitalization of reading.

  • Regionalism, poverty and well-armed militias pose serious threats.

  • The country is riven by tribalism, regionalism and a host of armed militias who so far have refused to disarm.

  • Here another word of explanation is necessary to show clearly the precise meaning of regionalism in China.

  • The hope of regional literature lies in out-growing regionalism itself.

  • Much of it cannot be segregated; the earthworm, on which Darwin wrote a book, knows nothing of regionalism.

  • That is simply the problem as to the limits of political regionalism.