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localistic

7.2

Giving more importance to local needs than to national ones

adjective
/ˌloʊkəˈlɪstɪk/

: localista

The artist's work is deeply localistic, reflecting the rich traditions of her hometown.

Examples

Many regional festivals celebrate localistic customs that highlight the area's unique culture.
He further notes that there are two kinds of working-class members: highly localistic, conformist, and traditionalist; and cosmopolitan "action crowd" or underworld.

Academic text (2005)
The politician focused on localistic issues to address the community's specific needs.

Synonyms

local

vslocalistic

∞ 1.0

Belonging to a particular area or community, not to a larger region

emphasizes those community interests rather than national or broader ones

regional

vslocalistic

521 3.5

About a particular part of a country or area rather than the whole country

is narrower stressing community concerns rather than broader area focus

parochial

vslocalistic

12 8.1

A narrow view that cares only about local matters

is about community emphasis without the negative narrowness

hyperlocal

vslocalistic

2 6.8

Relating to a very small local area like a neighborhood

emphasizes community concerns but across wider local areas

regionalist

vslocalistic

1 6.4

Focusing on the customs and needs of one area rather than the whole country

focuses instead on smaller community concerns rather than regional ones

particularistic

vslocalistic

9.9

Cares only about the interests of one group, not about society as a whole

focuses on place based concerns rather than only group interests

Antonyms

global

∞ 2.7

Relating to the whole world, not just one country

universal

439 4.2

True in all places and for all people

How Local

parochial

12 8.1

localistic

7.2

local

∞ 1.0

regional

521 3.5

national

∞ 2.0

Surface Forms

localistic positive

Morphology

localistic = local (transparent) = local + istic

The suffix '-istic' transparently forms an adjective meaning 'having the characteristics of' the base word 'local'.

Etymology

The word localistic comes from local meaning 'relating to a place' and the ending -istic meaning 'showing a view'. So a localistic policy or idea focuses on the needs and character of a particular community or place.