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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The process of ceasing to be provincial or parochial.
When Goebbels orchestrated his radio simulcast for Christmas 1942, the strains of “Silent Night” could be heard echoing from Lillehammer and Lapland to North Africa and Crete. Stalingrad was the eastern point of a vast continental triangle. This violent and exhilarating deprovincialization was an essential part of the German war experience.
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Deprovincialization means The process of ceasing to be provincial or parochial.
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When Goebbels orchestrated his radio simulcast for Christmas 1942, the strains of “Silent Night” could be heard echoing from Lillehammer and Lapland to North Africa and Crete. Stalingrad was the eastern point of a vast continental triangle. This violent and exhilarating deprovincialization was an essential part of the German war experience.
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