Provincialism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Provincialism is a noun meaning The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
Meaning
The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.
- (politics) Synonym of regionalism: belief in the superiority of one's regional government; the belief that most or nearly all political power should be decentralized to provincial governments.
Example Sentences
The blacksmith's provincialism showed in his speech and manner
Prose is allowed less liberty in this respect; but no one nowadays would maintain that the adoption of a provincialism into the literary dialect is absolutely prohibited.
Word Forms
- provincialisms
Synonyms for provincialism
Depending on context, synonyms include regionalism, sectionalism, localism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include localism, sectionalism, provinciality, parochialness, parochialism, parochiality.
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