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  1. localisms: Merriam-Webster
  2. localisms: Collins English Dictionary
  3. localisms: Vocabulary.com
  4. localisms: Wiktionary
  5. localisms: Dictionary.com
  6. localisms: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See localism as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (localism)

noun:  (uncountable) Attachment to a particular local place; feelings or policies which emphasize local phenomena.
noun:  (countable, uncountable, linguistics) A linguistic feature that is unique to a locality.
noun:  (uncountable, linguistics) The belief that language functions are localized to various parts of the brain.
noun:  (uncountable, linguistics) An approach to understanding expressions in terms of position and movement (sometimes abstract, e.g. one who is hungry is in a notional "space" of hunger).
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