provincialism
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provincialism
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From French provincialisme, equivalent to provincial + -ism.
noun provincialisms
- The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners. The blacksmith's provincialism showed in his speech and manner
- A word or locution characteristic of a region or district. 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.
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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.
Similar: regionalism
Similar: regionalism
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: regionalism
Translations
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noun quality of being provincial
| Português | provincianismo, provincialismo |
|---|---|
| Français | provincialisme |
| Deutsch | Provinzialismus |
| Italiano | provincialismo |
| Română | provincialism |
| Русский | провинциа́льность provinciálʹnostʹ |
noun linguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism
| Deutsch | Provinzialismus, Regionalismus |
|---|---|
| Română | provincialism |
Talk about this word "provincialism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/provincialism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. provincialism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/provincialism "provincialism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/provincialism.Cite this
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