Associations to the word «Provincialism»
Noun
Verb
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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.