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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