regionalism
Local identity pride
Regionalism is devotion to the interests or culture of a particular region, often in tension with national unity or centralized authority.
In linguistics and literature, it refers to words, expressions, or artistic styles characteristic of a specific geographic area: The novel's regionalism captured small-town Southern life.
A regionalism is also a word or phrase used mainly in one region: "Pop" for soda is a Midwestern regionalism.
Regional speech pattern
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- patoisRegional informal speech
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- colloquialismCasual conversational expression
provincialism · localisms · drawl · twang · brogue · dialect · slang · lingo
Advocacy for political breakaway
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
sectionalism · bloc · coalition · sovereignty · legislature · parliament · electorate · caucus
Distributing power from center
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
subsidiarity · autonomy · self-rule · secession · sovereignty · separatism · localism · provincial
Inherited cultural narratives
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
heritage · crafts · rituals · ceremonies · mythology · mores · ethnography · costumes
Inherited cultural legacy
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- homelandOne's native land
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
lineage · belonging · kinship · provenance · birthplace · patriotism · chauvinism · parochialism
accent
Regional speech pattern
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- patoisRegional informal speech
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
colloquialism · provincialism · localisms · drawl · twang · brogue · dialect · slang · lingo · pronunciation
separatism
Advocacy for political breakaway
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
constituency · sectionalism · bloc · coalition · sovereignty · legislature · parliament · electorate · caucus · representative
decentralization
Distributing power from center
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
federalism · subsidiarity · autonomy · self-rule · secession · sovereignty · separatism · localism · provincial · cantonal
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
customs · heritage · crafts · rituals · ceremonies · mythology · mores · ethnography · costumes · taboos
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
roots · lineage · belonging · kinship · provenance · birthplace · patriotism · chauvinism · parochialism · nativism
topography
Physical feature mapping
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- terrainLand's physical features
- biomeMajor ecological community
landform · watershed · ecosystem · flora · fauna · bioregion · plateau · valley · basin · coastal
folk-art
Traditional community craftsmanship
- Spanish Cultureflamenco, paella, Goya, tapas, bullfighting
- American ArtAmerican art, Hudson River School, American Renaissance, Ashcan School, Abstract Expressionism
- FilipinoTagalog, Filipino, Filipina, Philippines, Manila
- Global Politicsforeign affairs, international affairs, global affairs, world politics, foreign relations
- globalizationglobalization, free trade, global village, global trade, multinationals
- Iberian HistorySpain, Portugal, Iberia, Castile, Aragon
regionalismglobalism
Cross-border economic integration doctrine
internationalism · globalization · nationalism · centralism · multilateralism
regionalismcentralization
Unifying control in one place
centralism · consolidation · central government · federalism · unification
regionalismuniversalism
Doctrine of total reconciliation
cosmopolitanism · internationalism · modernism · abstractionism · avant-garde
regionalist, regionalisms, regionalize, regionalized, regionalistic, regionalization, regionalizing