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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SECTIONALISM

SECTIONALISM Sec "tion *al *ism, n.

 

Defn: A disproportionate regard for the interests peculiar to a section of the country; local patriotism, as distinguished from national. [U. S.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sectionalism

sec tion al ism |ˈsekSHənlˌizəm ˈsɛkʃənlˌɪzəm | ▶noun restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being. DERIVATIVES sec tion al ist noun & adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

sectionalism

sec ¦tion ¦al |ism |ˈsɛkʃ (ə )n (ə )lɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being. DERIVATIVES sectionalist noun & adjective

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sectionalism

s é c tion al ì sm 名詞 U (政界 組織などにおける )派閥主義, セクト主義 ; 地方 (偏重 )主義 .