Italian

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Etymology

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From meridionale +‎ -ista.

Adjective

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meridionalista (masculine plural meridionalisti, feminine plural meridionaliste)

  1. Synonym of meridionalistico

Noun

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meridionalista m or f by sense (masculine plural meridionalisti, feminine plural meridionaliste)

  1. an expert on the problem of the South (an expert who studies the social and economic issues of southern Italy)
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Further reading

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  • meridionalista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana