"local color" meaning in English

See local color in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} local color (uncountable)
  1. Aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities; the collective customs, mannerisms, fashions, artwork, accents or traditions of an area. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: local colour Related terms: color, locality, localization, localized Translations (aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities): paikallisväri (Finnish), couleur locale [feminine] (French), Lokalkolorit [neuter] (German), 地域色 (chiikishoku) (Japanese), culoare locală [feminine] (Romanian), ме́стный колори́т (méstnyj kolorít) [masculine] (Russian), tipismo [masculine] (Spanish), bản sắc địa phương (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-local_color-en-noun-JVFrKS3g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with redundant script codes

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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities",
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          "code": "de",
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities",
      "word": "paikallisväri"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities",
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      "code": "de",
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    },
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      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities",
      "word": "bản sắc địa phương"
    }
  ],
  "word": "local color"
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