a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region
a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas
Regionalism is a strong feeling of pride or loyalty that people in a region have for that region, often including a desire to govern themselves. A grass-roots regionalism appears to be emerging. loyalty to a particular region of a country and the desire for it to be more independent politically
> Regionalism is the name given to a movement in American painting that focused on realistic depictions of identifiably American subject matter and celebrated the positive aspects of life in the United States Evolving during the 1940's, Regionalism offered a respite from the bleak economic realities of the Depression and presented an optimistic view of everyday life Following in the footsteps of the Ashcan school, who in the first decade of the twentieth century demonstrated that American artists no longer needed to Europe for subjects, Midwestern-born artists including Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry rejected modern abstract painting in favor of the representational mode The Regionalists, however, found their inspiration in places like Iowa and Oklahoma, extending the focus of American culture beyond the urban scene of New York
loyalty to the interests of a particular region a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region
{i} system of dividing an area into regions or districts; linguistic characteristic that is specific to a region