- localitis
- lo·cal·itis
English syllables. 2014.
localitis
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localitis — obsession with the problems of one s locality and consequent failure to see big pictures, 1943, from LOCAL (Cf. local) (adj.) + transferred use of medical suffix ITIS (Cf. itis) … Etymology dictionary
localitis — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlīd.ə̇s noun ( es) Etymology: local (I) + itis : undue concern (as on the part of a military commander) with a particular area or the problems of a particular situation resulting in failure to visualize adequately the whole of which it… … Useful english dictionary
Clientitis — (also called clientism[1][2] or localitis[3][4][5]) is the tendency of resident in country staff of an organization to regard the officials and people of the host country as clients . This condition can be found in business or government. The… … Wikipedia
locality — [lō kal′ə tē] n. pl. localities [Fr localité < LL localitis: see LOCAL] 1. position with regard to surrounding objects, landmarks, etc. [a sense of locality] 2. a place; district; neighborhood … English World dictionary
