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sectionalism definition

☆ sec·tion·al·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

narrow-minded concern for or devotion to the interests of one section of a country; sectional spirit, bias, etc.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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