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provincialism
[ pruh-vin-shuh-liz-uhm ]
noun
- narrowness of mind, ignorance, or the like, considered as resulting from lack of exposure to cultural or intellectual activity.
- a trait, habit of thought, etc., characteristic of a provincial, a province, or the provinces.
- a word, expression, or mode of pronunciation peculiar to a province.
- devotion to one's own province before the nation as a whole.
provincialism
/ ±è°ùəˈ±¹Éª²Ôʃəˌ±ôɪ³úÉ™³¾ /
noun
- narrowness of mind or outlook; lack of sophistication
- a word or attitude characteristic of a provincial
- attention to the affairs of one's province rather than the whole nation
- the state or quality of being provincial
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of provincialism1
Example Sentences
Like the other club members, Benny tends to rack up miles without going anywhere very far, a provincialism that is one of the most American things about them.
Bruce grew up with five siblings in a home tightly circumscribed by T.C.’s paltry salary and the dour provincialism of Simcoe, in the southwest corner of the province, not far from Lake Erie.
“It was a term that he associated with narrow-mindedness, with a certain provincialism,†Dr. Brunsman said.
The more outsiders mocked his Roman accent, dialect-abbreviated grammar and colorful vocabulary for its Roman provincialism, the more he became the city’s human coat of arms.
You can have a provincialism growing up in a poor place.
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