Definition of Provincialism

1. Noun. A lack of sophistication.

Generic synonyms: Narrow-mindedness, Narrowness

2. Noun. A partiality for some particular place.
Exact synonyms: Localism, Sectionalism
Generic synonyms: Partiality, Partisanship

Definition of Provincialism

1. n. A word, or a manner of speaking, peculiar to a province or a district remote from the mother country or from the metropolis; a provincial characteristic; hence, narrowness; illiberality.

Definition of Provincialism

1. Noun. The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners. ¹

2. Noun. (linguistics) A word or locution characteristic of a region or district. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Provincialism

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Provincialism

providing
providor
providore
providores
providors
province
provincehood
provinces
provincewide
provincial
provincial capital
provincialise
provincialised
provincialises
provincialising
provincialism (current term)
provincialisms
provincialist
provincialists
provincialities
provinciality
provincialize
provincialized
provincializes
provincializing
provincially
provincials
provinciate
provinciated
provinciates

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