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provincialism en · NOUN

Etymology

From French provincialisme, equivalent to provincial + -ism.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
   • The blacksmith's provincialism showed in his speech and manner
2. (countable, uncountable) 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. 1875, Andrew Dousa Hepburn, Manual of English Rhetoric, New York: American Book Company, page 79:
3. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Synonyms

regionalism · regionalism

Translations (31)

ca provincialisme (quality of being provincial) · ru провинциа́льность (quality of being provincial) · ms provinsialisme (quality of being provincial) · ms faham kedaerahan (quality of being provincial) · fi murteellinen ilmaus (locution) (linguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism) · de Provinzialismus (quality of being provincial) · ro provincialism (linguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism) · fi maalaisuus (quality of being provincial) · vo plovinim (quality of being provincial) · id provinsialisme (quality of being provincial) · fr provincialisme (quality of being provincial) · ro provincialism (quality of being provincial) · fi provinsialismi (quality of being provincial) · pt provincialismo (quality of being provincial) · hy գավառամտություն (quality of being provincial) · tl lalagiwanin (quality of being provincial) · de Provinzialismus (linguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism) · vo provinim (quality of being provincial) · fi maalaismaisuus (quality of being provincial) · fi provinsialismi (linguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism) · de Regionalismus (linguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism) · ka პროვინციალიზმი (linguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism) · pt provincianismo (quality of being provincial) · fi murresana (linguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism) · pl prowincjonalizm (linguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism) · it provincialismo (quality of being provincial) · ka პროვინციალიზმი (quality of being provincial) · bg провинциалност (quality of being provincial) · ka რეგიონალიზმი (linguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism) · pl prowincjonalizm (quality of being provincial) · ka პროვინციალურობა (quality of being provincial)