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 lo·cal·ism /ˈlokəˌlɪzəm/
 有地方色彩,土話,方言,地方主義

 Lo·cal·ism n.
 1. The state or quality of being local; affection for a particular place.
 2. A method of speaking or acting peculiar to a certain district; a local idiom or phrase.
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 localism
      n 1: a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular
           locality
      2: a partiality for some particular place [syn: sectionalism,
          provincialism]