regional identity

collocation in English

meaningsofregionalandidentity

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regional
adjective
uk
/ˈriː.dʒən.əl/
us
/ˈriː.dʒən.əl/
relating to or coming from a particular part of ...
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identity
noun
uk
/aɪˈden.tə.ti/
us
/aɪˈden.t̬ə.t̬i/
a person's name and other facts about who ...
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(Definition ofregionalandidentityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Instead, architecture's contribution toregionalidentityis valued.
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Essentially, itsregionalidentitywould become more powerful than its country identity.
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We have several ' regional studies ' delving into the issues of political culture, ethnicity,regionalidentityand nation-building.
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We may now add the general observation that several regional agreements are explicitly related to the issue ofregionalidentity.
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The historical traditions of decentralism andregionalidentitywhich outlived the advent of the large-scale nation state have proved very diverse.
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The norm of non-interference does not negate any expression ofregionalidentity.
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The author accepts the centrality of race toregionalidentity, and understands the important role the federal government has always played in the region.
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Provincial politicians were concerned with both religious andregionalidentity.
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A more recent literature has grown in response to globalizing theories about space and political economy that examinesregionalidentityand specificity.
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Secondly, the study explores the interplay between religious andregionalidentityin provincial politics.
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Mobility and global forms of communication are to be taken for granted, rather thanregionalidentityof the traditional kind.
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Their stories shed light on issues of authority, control, national andregionalidentity.
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It lends chant manuscripts a certainregionalidentitycomparable to that conferred on them by palaeographers and art historians.
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However, even if an item is considered 'musically inferior', it can still be chosen if it enhances the group'sregionalidentity.
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Moreover, the strong sense ofregionalidentityand solidarity that manifested itself in the coalition ministry of 1941 was not the result of the secularisation of politics.
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The growth of strongregionalidentity, related to the political and economic failures and the booming tourism industry, provided the indigenous heritage industry with new opportunities.
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We have now reached the third key element in the approach described here, namely the specific attention for the perception of the landscape andregionalidentity.
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