Associations to the word «Provincialism»

Wiktionary

PROVINCIALISM, noun. The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
PROVINCIALISM, noun. (linguistics) A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.

Dictionary definition

PROVINCIALISM, noun. A lack of sophistication.
PROVINCIALISM, noun. A partiality for some particular place.

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
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