provincialism

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Synonyms: provincialist, provincialise, provinciality, provincialize, provincials, provincialisms, provincialists

Antonyms: provincialist, provincialise, provinciality, provincialize, provincials, provincialisms, provincialists

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Noun

1. The quality of being [[provincial]]; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
2. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A word or [[locution]] characteristic of a region or district.
3. {{lb|en|politics}} {{synonym of|en|regionalism}}: [[belief]] in the [[superiority]] of [[one]]'s [[regional]] [[government]]; the [[belief]] that [[most]] or [[nearly]] [[all]] [[political]] [[power]] [[should]] be [[decentralized]] to [[provincial]] [[government]]s.

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