provincialism

Example Sentences

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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 • Nov. 7, 2022

You can have a provincialism growing up in a poor place.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2022

It is the opposite of provincialism: To my mind, it points to a theater town scaling new heights of worldly self-confidence.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2021

Perhaps we are biased by a bit of provincialism when it comes to Cleary, because she holds a special place in the Northwest.

From Washington Times • Mar. 31, 2021

I was very backward in those days and the combination of poverty and provincialism made for some amusing incidents.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela