Meaning

(uncountable) Attachment to a particular local place; feelings or policies which emphasize local phenomena..

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncountable) Attachment to a particular local place; feelings or policies which emphasize local phenomena.
2. (countable, uncountable, linguistics) A linguistic feature that is unique to a locality.
3. (uncountable, linguistics) The belief that language functions are localized to various parts of the brain.
4. (uncountable, linguistics) An approach to understanding expressions in terms of position and movement (sometimes abstract, e.g. one who is hungry is in a notional "space" of hunger).

Example Sentences

Localism may strengthen not just the selfless (eg, people who want to build a village hall) but also the selfish (who want to stop any new building in their backyard).

these faux-traditional shops, harking back to an era of localism and pretty clockwork high streets, can help cleave a neighbourhood in two, making very clear the difference in means of those who live nearby.

These documents contain occasional localism, typically references to other operating systems.

Other theoretical approaches that stress the primacy of space or spatial meaning in language with respect to other domains or meanings are localism and case grammar. In localism, spatial expressions are considered the most important category in the lexicon and in grammar.

Word Forms

• localisms

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When Should You Use Localism?

Use localism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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