单词 | provincialism |
释义 | provincialism /preuh vin"sheuh liz'euhm/, n. 1. narrowness of mind, ignorance, or the like, considered as resulting from lack of exposure to cultural or intellectual activity. 2. a trait, habit of thought, etc., characteristic of a provincial, a province, or the provinces. 3. a word, expression, or mode of pronunciation peculiar to a province. 4. devotion to one's own province before the nation as a whole. [1760-70; PROVINCIAL + -ISM] |
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