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nurkkakuntainen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • parochial adj Relating to a parish, the local area a church serves.
  • provincial adj Relating to or typical of a province, especially a region outside the capital or main city.

Senses

nurkkakuntainen is used for these senses in English:

  • parochial (derogatory) Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.
  • provincial Limited in outlook; narrow.

parochial — full definition

  1. adj Relating to a parish, the local area a church serves.
  2. adj Narrow-minded or overly focused on local matters, ignoring the wider picture.

provincial — full definition

  1. adj Relating to or typical of a province, especially a region outside the capital or main city.
  2. adj Narrow-minded or unsophisticated, as if shaped by a limited, small-town outlook.
  3. noun Someone from a province, especially one seen as unsophisticated compared to city dwellers.

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