Meaning of PROVINCIALISM
| Pronunciation: | | pru'vinshu`lizum
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- [n] a partiality for some particular place
- [n] a lack of sophistication
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PROVINCIALISM is a 13 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | localism, sectionalism |
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| | See Also: | | narrow-mindedness, partiality, partisanship | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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