localist

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adjective

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

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local
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Meanings

adjectivelocalist (comparative more localist, superlative most localist)

comparative more localist · superlative most localist

  1. Interested in, or concentrating on local events or matters; parochial or provincial.
nounlocalist (plural localists)

plural localists

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

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveadvocating or supporting the interests of a particular locality

Similar
local
Also see
local

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From local + -ist.

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Translations

Greek τοπικιστικός, τοπικιστής
  • τοπικιστικός (topikistikós)Translations
  • τοπικιστής (topikistís)person with local attitudes and interests
  • τοπικίστρια (topikístria)person with local attitudes and interests
Italian localistico, localista
  • localisticoTranslations
  • localistaperson with local attitudes and interests

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

localist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/localist

MLA

“localist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/localist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “localist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/localist.

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