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Definitions

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.

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

Etymology

From local + -ist.

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