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Sectionalism

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A disproportionate regard for the interests peculiar to a section of the country; local patriotism, as distinguished from national.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sectionalism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sectionalism.html. 1828.