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localism in Arabic

إِقْلِيمِيَّة ʔiqlīmiyya

/ˈləʊkəlɪz(ə)m//ˈloʊkəˌlɪzəm/

localism in Arabic: إِقْلِيمِيَّة (ʔiqlīmiyya). In English, localism means attachment to or preference for a particular local place, especially the place where one lives; hence, feelings, opinions, or policies which emphasize or focus on local phenomena; (countable) an instance of this.

Arabic words for localism

policy or practice of giving more control and decision-making power to local authorities or residents, rather than to the central government; support for this
إِقْلِيمِيَّة ʔiqlīmiyya

English meaning of localism

  1. noun Attachment to or preference for a particular local place, especially the place where one lives; hence, feelings, opinions, or policies which emphasize or focus on local phenomena; (countable) an instance of this.
  2. noun The policy or practice of giving more control and decision-making power to local authorities or residents, rather than to the central government; also, support for this.
  3. noun A thing which is characteristic of a particular local place.
  4. noun A linguistic feature such as a word or phrase that is unique to a locality.

Full definition of localism

Synonyms of localism

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Questions about localism in Arabic

What is the meaning of localism in Arabic?
Localism in Arabic is إِقْلِيمِيَّة (ʔiqlīmiyya).
ما معنى كلمة localism؟
Localism: إِقْلِيمِيَّة (ʔiqlīmiyya).
What does localism mean in English?
Localism means attachment to or preference for a particular local place, especially the place where one lives; hence, feelings, opinions, or policies which emphasize or focus on local phenomena; (countable) an instance of this.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: localism (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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