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localist

localist adjective: interested in, or concentrating on local events or matters; parochial or provincial.

Adjective

localist (comparative more localist, superlative most localist)

  1. Interested in, or concentrating on local events or matters; parochial or provincial.

Noun

localist (plural localists)

  1. A person with local attitudes or interests.
  2. One who subscribes to localism, the belief that language functions are localized to various parts of the brain.
  3. One who subscribes to localism, an approach to understanding expressions in terms of position and movement.

Forms of localist

Adjective
comparativemore localist
superlativemost localist
Noun
plurallocalists

Origin of localist

From local + -ist.

Questions about localist

What does localist mean?
Localist means interested in, or concentrating on local events or matters; parochial or provincial.
What part of speech is localist?
Localist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near localist in the dictionary

  1. localises
  2. localish
  3. localising
  4. localism
  5. localisms
  6. localist
  7. localistic
  8. localists
  9. localite
  10. localites
  11. localities

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