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localism

lo·ca·lism

UK/ˈləʊkəlɪz(ə)m/ US/ˈləʊkl̩ɪz(ə)m/ uncommon

noun

Origin

From local (adjective) + -ism (suffix forming names of tendencies of action, behaviour, condition, opinion, or state belonging to classes or groups of persons), originally modelled after French localisme.

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