régionalisme

French

Etymology

From régional +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.ʒjɔ.na.lism/, /ʁe.ʒjɔ.na.lizm/

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Noun

régionalisme m (countable and uncountable, plural régionalismes)

1. (politics) regionalism
2. (linguistics, countable) regionalism (word or phrase originating in, characteristic of, or limited to a region)

   Synonym: (dated) provincialisme

Further reading

• “régionalisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.