regionalism

1. (countable, uncountable)Affection, often excessive, for one's own region and to everything related to it.

   ме́стничествоméstničestvo

2. (countable, uncountable)The belief that most or nearly all political power should be decentralized to regional governments.

   Regionalismus

   райони́рованиеrajonírovanije

3. (countable)A word or phrase originating in, characteristic of, or limited to a region.

   a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region

4. (countable, uncountable)Regional character, local color.

   Regionalismus

   провинциали́змprovincialízm, го́ворgóvor

1. I try to avoid this regionalism when speaking to an international audience.

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