- provincialism
- pro|vin|cial|ism [ prə`vınʃə,lızəm ] noun uncountthe attitudes of people who do not easily accept new or different ideas
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
provincialism — PROVINCIALÍSM, provincialisme, s.n. 1. Cuvânt, expresie, locuţiune specifică unei provincii, care nu aparţine limbii literare; p. ext. rostire caracteristică unei provincii; regionalism. 2. Atitudine, comportare etc. specifică unui provincial (1) … Dicționar Român
provincialism — (n.) 1820 in the political sense, local attachment as opposed to national unity, from PROVINCIAL (Cf. provincial) + ISM (Cf. ism). Meaning manners or modes of a certain province or of provinces generally (as opposed to the big city or capital) is … Etymology dictionary
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
provincialism — index prejudice (preconception) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
provincialism — [prəvin′shē al′ə tē] n. pl. provincialities [prə vin′shəl iz΄əm, prōvin′shəl iz΄əm] n. 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… … English World dictionary
provincialism — noun a) The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners. The blacksmiths provincialism showed in his speech and manner b) A word or locution characteristic of a region or district. Prose is allowed less liberty in… … Wiktionary
provincialism — [[t]prəvɪ̱nʃəlɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) 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. ...the stifling bourgeois… … English dictionary
provincialism — provincial ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to a province or the provinces. 2) unsophisticated or narrow minded. ► NOUN 1) an inhabitant of a province. 2) an inhabitant of the regions outside the capital city of a country. DERIVATIVES provincialism noun … English terms dictionary
provincialism — noun Date: 1770 1. a dialectal or local word, phrase, or idiom 2. the quality or state of being provincial … New Collegiate Dictionary
provincialism — /preuh vin sheuh liz euhm/, n. 1. narrowness of mind, ignorance, or the like, considered as resulting from lack of exposure to cultural or intellectual activity. 2. a trait, habit of thought, etc., characteristic of a provincial, a province, or… … Universalium
provincialism — Synonyms and related words: Acadian, Anglo Indian, Brooklynese, Cajun, Canadian French, Cockney, French Canadian, Gullah, Midland, Midland dialect, New England dialect, Pennsylvania Dutch, Yankee, Yorkshire, agrarianism, authoritarianism,… … Moby Thesaurus