regionalised
Divided by area
Regionalised is the British spelling of regionalized, meaning divided into or organized by regions.
Government services may be regionalised to allow local control: Healthcare was regionalised in the 1990s.
The term often appears in discussions of administrative restructuring or decentralization: The company regionalised its operations to better serve local markets.
Transferring power locally
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
provincial · territorial · cantonal · prefecture · constituency · ward · parish · borough
Regional speech pattern
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- dialectRegional language variety
- patoisRegional informal speech
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
slang · colloquialism · pronunciation · intonation · sociolect · phonology · native-speaker · mother-tongue
Physical feature mapping
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- biomeMajor ecological community
- terrainLand's physical features
- landformNatural terrain feature
ecosystem · flora · fauna · province · territory · boundary · zone · latitude
Inherited cultural narratives
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
customs · rituals · ceremonies · attire · mythology · beliefs · values · crafts
Taxes on imports
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- quotasMandated numerical limits
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
regulations · customs · border · compliance · taxation · levies · protectionism · restrictions
devolution
Transferring power locally
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
jurisdiction · provincial · territorial · cantonal · prefecture · constituency · ward · parish · borough · subdivision
accent
Regional speech pattern
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- dialectRegional language variety
- patoisRegional informal speech
idiom · slang · colloquialism · pronunciation · intonation · sociolect · phonology · native-speaker · mother-tongue
topography
Physical feature mapping
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- biomeMajor ecological community
- terrainLand's physical features
landform · ecosystem · flora · fauna · province · territory · boundary · zone · latitude · continent
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
festivals · customs · rituals · ceremonies · attire · mythology · beliefs · values · crafts · storytelling
tariffs
Taxes on imports
duties · regulations · customs · border · compliance · taxation · levies · protectionism · restrictions
regionalisedcentralised
Brought under one authority
centralized · consolidated · unified · nationalized · concentrated
regionalisedglobal
Relating to entire world
universal · worldwide · uniform · standardised · homogenised
regionalism, regionalist, regionalisms, regionalistic, regionalise, regionalisation