regionalism

English Thesaurus

1. loyalty to the interests of a particular region (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	loyalty, trueness,
definition	:	the quality of being loyal (noun.attribute)

2. a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	foreign policy,
definition	:	a policy governing international relations (noun.communication)

3. a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	non-standard speech,
definition	:	speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community (noun.communication)

domain member usage	:	afeard, afeared,
definition	:	a pronunciation of afraid (adj.all)

domain member usage	:	right smart,
definition	:	(Southern or Midland) considerable (adj.all)