Meanings
plural provincialisms
- countableuncountableThe quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
The blacksmith's provincialism showed in his speech and manner
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesA word or locution characteristic of a region or district.
Prose is allowed less liberty in this respect; but no one nowadays would maintain that the adoption of a provincialism into the literary dialect is absolutely prohibited.
1875, Andrew Dousa Hepburn, Manual of English Rhetoric, New York: American Book Company, page 79 - countableuncountablegovernmentSynonym 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.
Synonyms: regionalism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym 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.
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Origin
- Frenchprovincialisme
- Englishprovincialism
From French provincialisme, equivalent to provincial + -ism.
More words from French
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Bulgarian провинциалност
- провинциалност (provincialnost)quality of being provincial
Catalan provincialisme
- provincialismequality of being provincial
Finnish provinsialismi, maalaismaisuus
- provinsialismiquality of being provincial
- maalaismaisuusquality of being provincial
- maalaisuusquality of being provincial
- murresanalinguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism
- murteellinen ilmaus (locution)linguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism
- provinsialismilinguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism
French provincialisme
- provincialismequality of being provincial
German Provinzialismus, Provinzialismus
- Provinzialismusquality of being provincial
- Provinzialismuslinguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism
- Regionalismuslinguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism
Indonesian provinsialisme
- provinsialismequality of being provincial
Italian provincialismo
- provincialismoquality of being provincial
Malay faham kedaerahan, provinsialisme
- faham kedaerahanquality of being provincial
- provinsialismequality of being provincial
Polish prowincjonalizm, prowincjonalizm
- prowincjonalizmquality of being provincial
- prowincjonalizmlinguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism
Portuguese provincianismo, provincialismo
- provincianismoquality of being provincial
- provincialismoquality of being provincial
Romanian provincialism, provincialism
- provincialismquality of being provincial
- provincialismlinguistics: word or locution characteristic of a region or district — see also regionalism
Russian провинциа́льность
- провинциа́льность (provinciálʹnostʹ)quality of being provincial
Tagalog lalagiwanin
- lalagiwaninquality of being provincial
Cite this entry
provincialism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provincialism
“provincialism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provincialism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “provincialism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provincialism.
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