Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

localist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
lo-cal-ist
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

A person with local attitudes or interests.

noun

One who subscribes to localism, the belief that language functions are localized to various parts of the brain.

noun

One who subscribes to localism, an approach to understanding expressions in terms of position and movement.

Etymology

Etymology tree English local Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English localist From local + -ist.

Inflected Forms

more localist (comparative) most localist (superlative) localists (plural)

Questions

What does localist mean?
Interested in, or concentrating on local events or matters; parochial or provincial.
Where does localist come from?
Etymology tree English local Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English localist From local + -ist.

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