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adj
Interested in, or concentrating on local events or matters; parochial or provincial.
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noun
A person with local attitudes or interests.
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noun
One who subscribes to localism, the belief that language functions are localized to various parts of the brain.
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Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
One who subscribes to localism, an approach to understanding expressions in terms of position and movement.
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Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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History
Etymology tree English local Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English localist From local + -ist.
Across languages
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