Provincialism is the holding of old-fashioned attitudes and opinions, which some people think is typical of people in areas away from the capital city of a country.
[disapproval]
...the stifling bourgeois provincialism of Buxton.
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provincialism in British English
(prəˈvɪnʃəˌlɪzəm)
noun
1.
narrowness of mind or outlook; lack of sophistication
2.
a word or attitude characteristic of a provincial
3.
attention to the affairs of one's province rather than the whole nation
4.
the state or quality of being provincial
Also: localism
provincialism in American English
(prəˈvɪnʃəlˌɪzəm; proʊˈvɪnʃəlˌɪzəm)
Word forms: pluralproˌvinciˈalities
noun
1.
the condition or fact of being provincial
2.
narrowness of outlook; exclusive concern with local matters
3.
a provincial custom, characteristic, etc.
4.
a word, phrase, or pronunciation peculiar to a certain location or dialect
Also proˌvinciˈality (prəˈvɪnʃiˈæləti)Word forms: pluralproˌvinciˈalities
Derived forms
provincialist (proˈvincialist)
noun
Synonyms of 'provincialism'
narrow-mindedness, parochialism, insularity, lack of sophistication
regionalism, dialect, idiom, patois
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1 (noun)
a town which used to be a byword for provincialism
Synonyms
narrow-mindedness
parochialism
We have been guilty of parochialism and resistance to change.
insularity
lack of sophistication
sectionalism
2 (noun)
Synonyms
regionalism
dialect
the number of Italians who speak only local dialect
idiom
patois
In France patois was spoken in rural regions.
localism
vernacularism
Additional synonyms
in the sense of dialect
Definition
a form of a language spoken in a particular geographical area
the number of Italians who speak only local dialect
Synonyms
language,
speech,
tongue,
jargon,
idiom,
vernacular,
brogue,
lingo (informal),
patois,
provincialism,
localism
in the sense of parochialism
We have been guilty of parochialism and resistance to change.