sectionalism
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sec·tion·al·ism
(sĕk′shə-nə-lĭz′əm)n.
Excessive devotion to local interests and customs.
sec′tion·al·ist n.
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sectionalism
(ˈsɛkʃənəˌlɪzəm)n
excessive or narrow-minded concern for local or regional interests as opposed to the interests of the whole
ˈsectionalist n, adj
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sec•tion•al•ism
(ˈsɛk ʃə nlˌɪz əm)n.
narrow-minded concern with regional interests.
[1850–55, Amer.]
sec′tion•al•ist, n.
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sectionalism
an excessive devotion to the interests of one particular section of a country or community. — sectionalist, n.
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sectionalism
The tendency to favor or oppose territorial expansion, tariffs, and other economic measures according to state rather than national interests.
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Noun | 1. | sectionalism - a partiality for some particular place partisanship, partiality - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives |
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sectionalism
[ˈsekʃənəlɪzəm] N → faccionalismo mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sectionalism
n → Partikularismus m
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