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Localist vs Localism - What's the difference?

localist | localism |

As nouns the difference between localist and localism

is that localist is a person with such an attitude or interest while localism is a linguistic feature that is unique to a locality.

As an adjective localist

is interested in, or concentrating on local events or matters; parochial or provincial.

localist

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Interested in, or concentrating on local events or matters; parochial or provincial

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with such an attitude or interest

    • Anagrams

    *

    localism

    English

    (wikipedia localism)

    Noun

  • (countable, linguistics) a linguistic feature that is unique to a locality
  • (uncountable) Attachment to a particular local place; feelings or policies which emphasize local phenomena
  • *2010 , The Economist , Jul-Aug 2010, p. 27:
  • *:Localism may strengthen not just the selfless (eg, people who want to build a village hall) but also the selfish (who want to stop any new building in their backyard).