LOCALISM Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word localism. (close relations)
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| provincialism | nounn | |||||
noun • a lack of sophistication • a partiality for some particular place | ||||||
| sectionalism | nounn | |||||
noun • a partiality for some particular place | ||||||
| isolationism | nounn | |||||
noun • a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations | ||||||
| nativism | nounn | |||||
noun • the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation) • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate | ||||||
| parochialism | nounn | |||||
noun • a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish | ||||||
| patriotism | nounn | |||||
noun • love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | ||||||
| protectionism | nounn | |||||
noun • the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition | ||||||
| regionalism | nounn | |||||
noun • a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region • a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas • loyalty to the interests of a particular region | ||||||
| sovereignty | nounn | |||||
noun • government free from external control • royal authority; the dominion of a monarch • the authority of a state to govern another state | ||||||
| xenophobia | nounn | |||||
noun • a fear of foreigners or strangers | ||||||
