provincialisms in English
noun
1
the way of life or mode of thought characteristic of the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.
I think there is a real need to get away from all this regional provincialism - especially in a country where literature itself is so much at risk.
2
concern for one's own area or region at the expense of national or supranational unity.
3
a word or phrase peculiar to a local area.
In a disastrous miscalculation, the producers carefully put back all the lame, dated gags and Manhattan provincialisms that dotted the original production.
4
the degree to which plant or animal communities are restricted to particular areas.
The pattern of Ashgill brachiopod provincialism can be traced back to the early Caradoc (Nemagraptus gracilis Biozone) during the major global sea level rise and marine transgression.
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