Provincialism
English Meaning
A word, or a manner of speaking, peculiar to a province or a district remote from the mother country or from the metropolis; a provincial characteristic; hence, narrowness; illiberality.
- A regional word, phrase, pronunciation, or usage.
- The condition of being provincial; lack of sophistication or perspective. Also called provinciality.
- The act or an instance of placing the interests of one's province before one's nation.