n. | 1. the policy of dividing a political territory into areas with separate administrations, or support for such a policy 2. loyalty to or prejudice in favor of a region 3. a linguistic feature, e.g. a word, pronunciation, or expression, that is found only in a particular region 4. the feeling of loyalty for a particular region 5. a political policy that supports the division of a country into smaller areas that govern themselves 1. the policy of dividing a political territory into areas with separate administrations, or support for such a policy 2. loyalty to or prejudice in favor of a region 3. a linguistic feature, e.g. a word, pronunciation, or expression, that is found only in a particular region 4. the feeling of loyalty for a particular region 5. a political policy that supports the division of a country into smaller areas that govern themselves |