regionalism
noun
uk/ˈriː.dʒən.əl.ɪ.zəm/us/ˈriː.dʒən.əl.ɪ.zəm/[U]politics
afeelingofloyaltyto aparticularpartof acountryand awishfor it to be morepoliticallyindependent
地方分权主义[C]language
a phrase,custom, etc. that is used orfoundonly in aparticularpartof acountryorarea:
土话;方言词语;地方习俗"Spider" is a NewEnglandregionalism for atypeoffryingpan.“蜘蛛”是新英格兰地区对一种煎锅的俗称。
Colonization & self-government
- acknowledgement of country
- annex
- annexation
- anti-colonial
- anti-colonialism
- colonize
- colony
- commonwealth
- condominium
- crown colony
- imperialist
- independence
- Independence Day
- intercolonial
- land acknowledgment
- recolonization
- recolonize
- secede
- secession
- the Raj
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Towns & regions: parts of countries