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Definitions for: Provincialism [n] a partiality for some particular place
[n] a lack of sophistication
Webster (1913) Definition: Pro*vin"cial*ism, n. [Cf. F. provincialisme.]
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.
Synonyms: localism, sectionalism
See Also: narrow-mindedness, partiality, partisanship
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