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countyism

countyism noun: localism among Irish-Americans, based on the Irish counties they originated from.

Noun

countyism (uncountable)

  1. Localism among Irish-Americans, based on the Irish counties they originated from.

Origin of countyism

From county + -ism.

Questions about countyism

What does countyism mean?
Countyism means localism among Irish-Americans, based on the Irish counties they originated from.
What part of speech is countyism?
Countyism is a noun.

Words near countyism in the dictionary

  1. county-level municipalities
  2. county-level municipality
  3. Countyan
  4. Countyans
  5. countyhood
  6. countyism
  7. countylike
  8. countywide
  9. coup
  10. Coup Belt
  11. coup d'arret

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