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Provincialism

Provincialism Meaning & Definition
Provincialism Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Provincialism?

[n] a partiality for some particular place
[n] a lack of sophistication

Synonyms | Synonyms for Provincialism: localism | sectionalism

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See Also | narrow-mindedness | partiality | partisanship

Provincialism In Webster's Dictionary

\Pro*vin"cial*ism\, n. [Cf. F. provincialisme.] 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. --M. Arnold.

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