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A disproportionate regard for the interests peculiar to a section of the country; local patriotism, as distinguished from national.
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- n. A disproportionate regard for the interests peculiar to a section of the country; local patriotism, as distinguished from national.
- n. a partiality for some particular place
- n:100 n. a partiality for some particular place