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I think provincialism is an endemic characteristic with mankind, I think everybody everywhere is provincial, but it is particularly striking with Texans, and we tend to be very Texcentric.
Molly Ivins

Meaning of "provincialism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROVINCIALISM

provincialism  [prəˈvɪnʃəˌlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVINCIALISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Provincialism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROVINCIALISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Parochialism

Parochialism is the state of mind, whereby one focuses on small sections of an issue rather than considering its wider context. More generally, it consists of being narrow in scope. In that respect, it is a synonym of "provincial". It may, particularly when used pejoratively, be contrasted to universalism. The term originates from the idea of a parish, one of the smaller divisions within many Christian churches such as the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.

Definition of provincialism in the English dictionary

The first definition of provincialism in the dictionary is narrowness of mind or outlook; lack of sophistication. Other definition of provincialism is a word or attitude characteristic of a provincial. Provincialism is also attention to the affairs of one's province rather than the whole nation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROVINCIALISM


brutalism
ˈbruːtəˌlɪzəm
capitalism
ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm
colonialism
kəˈləʊnɪəˌlɪzəm
formalism
ˈfɔːməˌlɪzəm
imperialism
ɪmˈpɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
journalism
ˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
liberalism
ˈlɪbərəˌlɪzəm
literalism
ˈlɪtərəˌlɪzəm
materialism
məˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
metabolism
mɪˈtæbəˌlɪzəm
minimalism
ˈmɪnɪməˌlɪzəm
nationalism
ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm
Orientalism
ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəˌlɪzəm
photojournalism
ˌfəʊtəʊˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
professionalism
prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm
realism
ˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
socialism
ˈsəʊʃəˌlɪzəm
surrealism
səˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
symbolism
ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm
vandalism
ˈvændəˌlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVINCIALISM

provider
providing
province
provinces
Provincetown
provincewide
provincial
Provincial Council
provincial police
provincialise
provincialist
provinciality
provincialize
provincially
provine
proving
proving ground
proviral
provirus
provision

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVINCIALISM

alcoholism
cannibalism
citizen journalism
communalism
environmentalism
factionalism
federalism
fundamentalism
idealism
individualism
industrialism
initialism
intellectualism
multiculturalism
multilateralism
mutualism
pastoralism
photorealism
pluralism
spiritualism
traditionalism

Synonyms and antonyms of provincialism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROVINCIALISM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «provincialism» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of provincialism

Translation of «provincialism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROVINCIALISM

Find out the translation of provincialism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of provincialism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «provincialism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乡土
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

provincialismo
570 millions of speakers

English

provincialism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संकीर्णता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المناطقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

провинциализм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

provincianismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাদেশিকতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

provincialisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Provincialism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Provinzialismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地方色
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지역주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Provincialism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

địa phương tính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிராந்திய வாதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रांतीयवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taşralı olma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

provincialismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prowincjonalizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

провінціалізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

provincialism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επαρχιωτισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

provincial
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

provinsialism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

provinsialisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of provincialism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVINCIALISM»

The term «provincialism» is regularly used and occupies the 89.750 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVINCIALISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «provincialism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «provincialism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about provincialism

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2 QUOTES WITH «PROVINCIALISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word provincialism.
1
Molly Ivins
I think provincialism is an endemic characteristic with mankind, I think everybody everywhere is provincial, but it is particularly striking with Texans, and we tend to be very Texcentric.
2
Barry Unsworth
Eudora Welty's 'A Curtain of Green' had an enormous effect on me. But my early attempts to graft stories from the Deep South onto North of England provincialism were not successful. All were rejected.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVINCIALISM»

Discover the use of provincialism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to provincialism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Worldly Provincialism: German Anthropology in the Age of Empire
Illustrates the impact of imperialism on German scholars in the fields of anthropology and ethnology
H. Glenn Penny, Matti Bunzl, 2003
2
Race Questions, Provincialism, and Other American Problems: ...
Just as this work had relevance in the twentieth century in the face of anti-Black and anti-immigrant prejudice, Royce's philosophy of loyalty and conception of community has new relevance in the twenty-first century.
Josiah Royce, 2009
3
Canada Since 1945: Power, Politics, and Provincialism
Reviews Canada's post-war history and recounts how Canadians strove for prosperity, international respectability, and a more vigorous national culture
Robert Bothwell, Ian M. Drummond, John English, 1989
4
Conodont Biofacies and Provincialism
PREVIOUS WORK Provincialism of conodonts has varied substantially with time. Literature on conodont provincialism has also varied substantially with respect to the period examined; the greatest concentration of literature deals with the ...
David Leigh Clark, 1984
5
Thinking about Provincialism in Thinking
The volume is devoted to the problems they face. What is an intellectual province? Who are the provincial
Krzysztof Brzechczyn, Katarzyna Paprzycka, 2012
6
Upon Provincialism: Southern Literature and National ...
Upon Provincialism explores the alternate cultural and literary histories that emergewhenwe resituate thesewriters within theiroriginal context. Another major premiseofthis projectisthat when we examine this literature in the contextof ...
Bill Hardwig, 2013
7
The Structure of Biological Science
In refusing to do justice to a great deal of biology, provincialism raises as many questions about itself as autonomism does. Provincialism can of course be interpreted as leaving biology pretty much untouched. It is easy to treat its claims as ...
Alexander Rosenberg, 1985
8
Reflected Light: La Trobe Essays
To identify provincialism as a problem in this way was to beg the question of its definition. Smith defined it as an attitude, with a history and geography of its own. He wrote that 'provincialism appears primarily as an attitude of subservience to ...
Peter Beilharz, Robert Manne, 2006
9
Evolution and Extinction Rate Controls
In other words, we have the potentiality for overlapping, but contemporaneous, biogeographic units that may be largely unrelated to each other. Causes of Provincialism and Faunal Barriers to Migration The basic cause of provincialism in most ...
A.J. Boucot, 2011
10
The Sacred Game: Provincialism and Frontier Consciousness in ...
For example, to announce that one's subject is provincialism in American literature is probably to raise an expectation that the discussion to follow will occupy itself only with a small and rejected corner of the national literary culture. So long as ...
Albert J. von Frank, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROVINCIALISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term provincialism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Edge of Europe, End of Europe
But then, as Shevelov saw it, came Joseph Stalin and a new ideology of Russian provincialism. Soviet socialism was no longer a universal project that could ... «The New York Review of Books, Jul 15»
2
We pay dearly to maintain our provincialism
Shane Fitzgerald, Executive Editor, Calkins Media's Bucks County Courier Times, Burlington County Times and The Intelligencer. Posted: Sunday, June 28, ... «Bucks County Courier Times, Jun 15»
3
Support for $1.5m Michael Parekowhai Queens Wharf state house …
Aucklanders affronted by a $1.5 million state house sculpture for Queens Wharf are guilty of an "embarrassing provincialism" unfit for a global city, an arts panel ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
4
The 'corridor' to provincialism
ISLAMABAD - Despite repeated assurances of the federal government that no change has been made in the multi-billion Pak-China Economic Corridor route, ... «The Nation, May 15»
5
Disconnected continent
THE European Union may have removed most barriers to physical trade, but online it remains a prime example of provincialism. Digital businesses still have to ... «The Economist, May 15»
6
Patriotic provincialism
As the PML-N celebrates Pakistan's reaffirmed 'iron friendship' with China, it is also warning about the potential rusting of this friendship thanks to some nagging ... «The News International, May 15»
7
Andrew Coyne: No, 2015 is not the year of the National Securities …
Provincial provincialism won't let it be .... has attempted to impose some sort of order on this fractious federation, only to run afoul of provincial provincialism. «National Post, Jan 15»
8
Poker, SF and Mom
The decision on the card room, however, falls into a category of the things I dislike about Chico—its provincialism. This is especially true in the case of downtown ... «Chico News & Review, Dec 14»
9
Los Angeles Review of Books
This is her postmodern provincialism: that her idea does not expand, that it is a town with a population of one. Her art does obvious, monotonous work. It draws ... «lareviewofbooks, Dec 14»
10
Italy and Japan: Troubled Twins of Globalization
Yet both have slipped in recent years, a result of insular policies that in turn encourage provincialism. The cultures offer beautiful and unusual elements that ... «YaleGlobal Online, Aug 14»

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