Provinzialismus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- provincialism noun The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
Senses
Provinzialismus is used for these senses in English:
- parish pump politics (Ireland, UK, politics, derogatory, informal) Political activity that is more evidently concerned with addressing the immediate needs of the local electorate than with strategy that might affect the national interest.
- parochialism The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views).
- provincialism The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
- provincialism (linguistics) A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.
provincialism — full definition
- noun The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
- noun A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.
- noun Synonym of regionalism: belief in the superiority of one's regional government; the belief that most or nearly all political power should be decentralized to provincial governments.