regionalisms

plural of regionalism

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Noun
  • These systems can interpret regional slang, idioms and context-specific expressions, hence minimizing both over-censorship and under-enforcement.
    Anees Ali Khan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Allusions to myths, fables, and riffs on common idioms abound, many of them evocative and quite funny.
    Lora Kelley, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Tibetan diaspora encompasses people from three historical regions and five major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, each of which has its own subcultures, dialects, and histories.
    Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Google says this feature supports more than 70 languages—fewer than the 251 total, including regional and national dialects, that this app supports after a series of linguistic expansions.
    Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Regionalisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regionalisms. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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