regionalism

noun

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Recent Examples of regionalism The concept is not unlike the literary trope of regionalism or local color genre—telling the same core story, just tailoring the language and presentation for new audiences and global regions. — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025 But what was important to me was not their exact accents, but the regionalism and their bickering and bantering with one another. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025 Sarah Orne Jewett The 35th stamp in the Literary Arts series honors Sarah Orne Jewett, a foundational figure in American literary regionalism. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025 This national narrative sat in tension with a growing regionalism, seen in the rise of local historians and small museums. — JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for regionalism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regionalism
  1. localism
  2. provincialism
  3. idiom
  4. colloquialism
  5. vernacular
  6. dialect
  7. pidgin
  8. parlance
Noun
  • Both the ceramic and the chamoy traditions symbolize layers of culture as shaped by globalism and localism.
    — Stephanie Shih June 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
  • Some in congressional leadership feared that the growth of radio networks would create a monopoly by dominating the industry, stifle radio localism, and influence legislation—thereby limiting the public interest provision.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of localism
Noun
  • Attempts to resolve ecological responsibility through strict localism often risk sliding into cultural provincialism or nationalist enclosure—fantasies of purity that ignore how deeply entangled our lives already are.
    — Manuela Moscoso, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Trotsky was repulsed by the Georgian’s pockmarked face, his coarse manners, his provincialism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026
Definition of provincialism
Noun
  • Holden Caulfield is made to tell his own story, in his own strange idiom.
    — Book Marks, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Please put on your batteries — a Mexican Spanish idiom that means to cowboy up.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of idiom
Noun
  • Her vetting crusades have brought about a new Washington colloquialism.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The show chugged along nonetheless, gradually attracting fans who adored its stark cinematography and weirdo colloquialisms.
    — Claire McNear, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of colloquialism
Noun
  • Fluent speakers of Scottish Gaelic number at around seventy thousand at most, and the great majority of those who use it as their vernacular are elderly.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Among other things, the 1960s meetings known as Vatican II revolutionized the church’s relations with other Christians, Jews and people of other faiths and allowed Mass to be celebrated in the vernacular rather than Latin.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of vernacular
Noun
  • Silvio Carta’s Giniu Gin takes its name from the Sardinian word for juniper, placing both the plant and the island dialect at the center of the product’s identity.
    — Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Rusyn, which enjoys protected minority-language status in Slovakia and Poland, is treated within Ukraine as a mere dialect.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of dialect
Noun
  • Noe negotiated with Li Shan in a pidgin mix of French, English, and Cantonese as the workers fanned out on the wobbling platform, slipping on the slick bodies and shells of the catch.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The tree, called Nagafika in the local pidgin, was on the property when Aipen acquired it five years ago.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Definition of pidgin
Noun
  • Had Marsh taken that step — known in legal parlance as striking Basabe’s affirmative defenses — the jury would have only had to determine monetary damages against Basabe on each count, skipping the step of deciding whether to hold Basabe liable.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • This season, Cardi B was there right on time—in fashion parlance, that’s only half an hour late.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 July 2026
Definition of parlance

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“Regionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regionalism. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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