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provincialism.

The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.

13 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.

    countable · uncountable
    The blacksmith's provincialism showed in his speech and manner
  2. A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.

    countable · uncountable
  3. 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.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French provincialisme, equivalent to provincial + -ism.

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