'Provincialism' definitions:

Definition of 'provincialism'

(from WordNet)
noun
A lack of sophistication
noun
A partiality for some particular place [syn: sectionalism, provincialism, localism]

Definition of 'Provincialism'

From: GCIDE
  • Provincialism \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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'provincialism'

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