regionalism
地区主义,区域主义,地方主义,区域性
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Definitions
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- : 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.