regionalism
noun
re·gion·al·ism
ˈrēj-nə-ˌli-zəm 
ˈrē-jə-nə-ˌli-
1
a
: consciousness of and loyalty to a distinct region with a homogeneous population
b
: development of a political or social system based on one or more such areas
2
: emphasis on regional locale and characteristics in art or literature
3
: a characteristic feature (as of speech) of a geographic area
Examples of regionalism in a Sentence
The residents have a strong sense of regionalism.
The word “pop” for “soda” is a Midwest regionalism.
Recent Examples on the Web
Mass media and corporate marketing spelled an end to regionalism, creating an artificial culture that can be mass-produced and mass-marketed.
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Joel Selvin, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
Football, for all its unabashed ties to virulent tribalism or staunch regionalism, makes those inherent differences fairly difficult to mend.
—Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
The installation, which will be on display until September 2024, is structured by themes including origins, innovation, sounds of hip-hop, fashion, entrepreneurialism, media, community and regionalism.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
And one of the best things about American independent movies, especially in the modern age of first-person filmmaking, is their regionalism.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
Those who did take the stage, including Run-DMC, Rakim, Big Boi of Outkast, Busta Rhymes and Lil Baby, needed to represent not only the various eras of hip-hop, but also its regionalism, Robinson, the producer and veteran choreographer, said in an interview.
—Joe Coscarelli, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
To help the Pacific Island respond to the threat, the US said it and its allies and partners -- Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom -- would establish the Partners in the Blue Pacific to support Pacific priorities and boost Pacific regionalism.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 12 July 2022
Think of Jackson Pollock, whose work combined the regionalism of Thomas Hart Benton with aspects of Navajo sand painting, Surrealist automatism, Picasso’s linear fragmentations, and the compositional dynamism of the sixteenth-century Venetian masters.
—David Salle, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2022
Housed in the historic Navarre Building, a former 1880s saloon, the collection spans two centuries of work from American expeditionary painting, landscapes, American narrative painting, modernism, regionalism and more.
—Rebecca Treon, Chron, 27 Mar. 2023
Joel Selvin, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
Football, for all its unabashed ties to virulent tribalism or staunch regionalism, makes those inherent differences fairly difficult to mend.
—Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
The installation, which will be on display until September 2024, is structured by themes including origins, innovation, sounds of hip-hop, fashion, entrepreneurialism, media, community and regionalism.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
And one of the best things about American independent movies, especially in the modern age of first-person filmmaking, is their regionalism.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
Those who did take the stage, including Run-DMC, Rakim, Big Boi of Outkast, Busta Rhymes and Lil Baby, needed to represent not only the various eras of hip-hop, but also its regionalism, Robinson, the producer and veteran choreographer, said in an interview.
—Joe Coscarelli, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
To help the Pacific Island respond to the threat, the US said it and its allies and partners -- Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom -- would establish the Partners in the Blue Pacific to support Pacific priorities and boost Pacific regionalism.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 12 July 2022
Think of Jackson Pollock, whose work combined the regionalism of Thomas Hart Benton with aspects of Navajo sand painting, Surrealist automatism, Picasso’s linear fragmentations, and the compositional dynamism of the sixteenth-century Venetian masters.
—David Salle, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2022
Housed in the historic Navarre Building, a former 1880s saloon, the collection spans two centuries of work from American expeditionary painting, landscapes, American narrative painting, modernism, regionalism and more.
—Rebecca Treon, Chron, 27 Mar. 2023
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“Regionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regionalism. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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regionalism
noun
re·gion·al·ism
ˈrēj-nəl-ˌiz-əm
-ən-ᵊl-
1
: the quality of being conscious of and loyal to a particular region
2
: the practice of using a particular region as the setting in art or literature
3
: an individual quality (as of speech) of a geographic area
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