There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
PROVINCIALISM
sectionalism, provincialism, localism
(noun) a partiality for some particular place
provincialism
(noun) a lack of sophistication
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
provincialism (countable and uncountable, plural provincialisms)
The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
(linguistics) A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.
Synonyms
• (linguistics): regionalism
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*vin"cial*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. provincialisme.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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