Provincialism Definition

prə-vĭnshə-lĭzəm
noun
The condition or fact of being provincial.
Webster's New World
Narrowness of outlook; exclusive concern with local matters.
Webster's New World
A word, phrase, or pronunciation peculiar to a certain location or dialect.
Webster's New World
A provincial custom, characteristic, etc.
Webster's New World
The act or an instance of placing the interests of one's province before one's nation.
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Noun

Singular:
provincialism
Plural:
provincialisms

Provincialism Sentence Examples

  • Politics, cleared of the cross-issues of provincialism and Maori warfare, took the usual shape of a struggle between wealth and radicalism.

  • In others it encourages a truculent provincialism which takes a perverse pride in stressing the peculiarity and complexities of our conflict.

  • Her language, however, shows little trace of Anglo-Norman provincialism.

  • Belgian writers were commonly charged with provincialism, but the prejudice against them has been destroyed by the brilliant writers of 1870-1880.

  • Burke and Goldsmith, coming later, though they might not call themselves Englishmen, were not less free from provincialism.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

MSMISM

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Words Starting With P and Ending With M

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13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With P13 Letter Words Ending With M