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Localist

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Interested in, or concentrating on local events or matters; parochial or provincial.
Adjective
  1. 1
    advocating or supporting the interests of a particular locality wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person with local attitudes or interests.
  2. 2
    One who subscribes to localism, the belief that language functions are localized to various parts of the brain.
  3. 3
    One who subscribes to localism, an approach to understanding expressions in terms of position and movement.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From local + -ist.

Etymology 2

From local + -ist.

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