regionalist
/ˈriːdʒənəlɪst/
noun
- A person who supports or promotes the interests, culture, or identity of a particular region.
- The politician was known as a regionalist who always put his province's needs first.
- Regionalists in the art world celebrated painters who captured the unique landscapes of their home regions.
- As a regionalist, she fought for more funding for schools in her rural area.
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adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of regionalism or a regionalist.
- His regionalist views often clashed with the central government's policies.
- The museum's regionalist exhibit featured works by local artists from the Pacific Northwest.
- The newspaper took a regionalist approach, covering news from every county in the state.