provincialism
Example Sentences
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Like the other club members, Benny tends to rack up miles without going anywhere very far, a provincialism that is one of the most American things about them.
From New York Times
Bruce grew up with five siblings in a home tightly circumscribed by T.C.’s paltry salary and the dour provincialism of Simcoe, in the southwest corner of the province, not far from Lake Erie.
From New York Times
“It was a term that he associated with narrow-mindedness, with a certain provincialism,” Dr. Brunsman said.
From New York Times
The more outsiders mocked his Roman accent, dialect-abbreviated grammar and colorful vocabulary for its Roman provincialism, the more he became the city’s human coat of arms.
From New York Times
You can have a provincialism growing up in a poor place.
From Seattle Times
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