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provincialism Definition


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provincialism
noun
    1. Being provincial.
    2. The attitude, behaviour or speech peculiar to a province or country district.
    3. A local expression.
      Thesaurus: dialect, vernacular, localism, regionalism.
    4. Ignorance and narrowness of interests.
      Thesaurus: narrow-mindedness, localism, regionalism, parochialism, factionalism, sectionalism, provinciality, insularity; Antonym: sophistication, catholicity.
Derivative: provincialist
noun


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