Provincialism
Pronunciation : Pro*vin"cial*ism
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. provincialisme.]
Definition : Defn: A word, or a manner of speaking, peculiar to a province or a district remote from the mother country or from the metropolis; a provincial characteristic; hence, narrowness; illiberality. M. Arnold.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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