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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprovincianismo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɾo.βin.sjaˈnis.mo
"Debemos superar el provincianismo para abrirnos al mundo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A narrowness of mind or outlook, especially due to lack of exposure to broader cultural or cosmopolitan experiences.
"The metropolitan critics accused the local arts council of academic provincialism." - 2
A word, idiom, or custom peculiar to a specific province or local region.
"His speech was peppered with rural provincialisms that confused tourists."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'provincialis', relating to a province, combined with the English suffix '-ism'. Originally referring strictly to matters concerning an administrative division outside the capital, the term evolved during the 18th and 19th centuries to denote a narrowness of mindset, culture, or speech characteristic of uncosmopolitan regional life.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Provincialism" is said worldwide
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provincialisme
Transliteration: pʁɔ.vɛ̃.sja.lism
"Son provincialisme l'empêchait d'apprécier les cultures étrangères."
Provinzialismus
Transliteration: pʁovɪntsi̯aˈlɪsmʊs
"Der Autor kritisierte den kulturellen Provinzialismus der Kleinstadt."
provincialismo
Transliteration: provin.tʃaˈliz.mo
"La mentalità del paese risentiva di un forte provincialismo."
provincianismo
Transliteration: pɾo.βin.sjaˈnis.mo
"Debemos superar el provincianismo para abrirnos al mundo."
provincianismo
Transliteration: pɾo.vĩ.sjɐˈniʒ.mu
"O jornal lutava contra o provincianismo da região."
प्रांतीयता
Transliteration: praantiyata
"प्रांतीयता राष्ट्रीय एकता के मार्ग में एक बड़ी बाधा है।"
地方主义
Transliteration: dì fāng zhǔ yì
"我们需要打破狭隘的地方主义。"
지방근성
Transliteration: jibang-geunseong
"그 도시에는 강한 지방근성이 남아 있었다."
地方色
Transliteration: chihōshoku
"この文学作品には強い地方色が表れている。"
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