sectionalism

• Nom désignant une loyauté ou un attachement excessif à une région ou à une partie d'un pays, souvent au détriment de l'unité nationale.

A noun referring to excessive devotion or partiality to a particular region or section of a country, often at the expense of national unity.

indénombrable

1. Regional biasC1formal

   A strong preference or loyalty to a particular geographic region or area, often at the expense of the whole.

   esprit de clocher

   • Sectionalism in the country led to political tensions between the north and south.
   • His sectionalism made him favor local businesses over national ones.
   • The historian studied how sectionalism contributed to the civil war.

   Synonymeslocalismparochialismprovincialismregionalism

   Antonymesnationalismuniversalism