He is a member of the parochial board.
Source: tatoeba (818078)
Parochial
//pəˈɹəʊkɪəl//
Synonyms for "parochial" (101 found)
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Closest matches (21)
Strong matches (30)
Related words (50)
Related word relations
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15 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
72 translations across 24 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- енорийски adj (pertaining to a parish)
- местен adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- провинциален adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Catalan
4 entries- estret adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- limitat adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- parroquial adj (pertaining to a parish)
- provincià adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 教區的 /教区的 adj (pertaining to a parish)
- 狹隘 /狭隘 adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Czech
4 entries- farní adj (pertaining to a parish)
- lokální adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- omezený adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- provinční adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Danish
2 entries- provinsiel adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- sogne adj (pertaining to a parish)
Dutch
3 entries- bekrompen adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- parochiaal adj (pertaining to a parish)
- parochie adj (pertaining to a parish)
Finnish
3 entries- nurkkakuntainen adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- pitäjän adj (pertaining to a parish)
- seurakunnallinen adj (pertaining to a parish)
French
4 entries- paroissial adj (pertaining to a parish)
- provincial adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- égocentrique adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- étriqué adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Galician
2 entries- parroquial adj (pertaining to a parish)
- provinciano adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Georgian
2 entries- მრევლის adj (pertaining to a parish)
- სამრევლო adj (pertaining to a parish)
German
4 entries- Gemeinde adj (pertaining to a parish)
- Pfarr adj (pertaining to a parish)
- Pfarrei adj (pertaining to a parish)
- beschränkt adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Hungarian
2 entries- egyházi adj (pertaining to a parish)
- helyi adj (pertaining to a parish)
Italian
3 entries- campanilistico adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- parrocchiale adj (pertaining to a parish)
- provinciale adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Japanese
1 entries- 偏狭な adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Macedonian
4 entries- епархиски adj (pertaining to a parish)
- малограѓански adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- паланечки adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- парохиски adj (pertaining to a parish)
Polish
4 entries- parafialny adj (pertaining to a parish)
- parafiański adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- prowincjonalny adj (pertaining to a parish)
- prowincjonalny adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Portuguese
3 entries- paroquial adj (pertaining to a parish)
- paroquial adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- provinciano adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Romanian
1 entries- parohial adj (pertaining to a parish)
Russian
4 entries- ме́стнический adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- ограни́ченный adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- приходско́й adj (pertaining to a parish)
- у́зкий adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- parohijalan adj (pertaining to a parish)
- parohijalan adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
- парохијалан adj (pertaining to a parish)
- парохијалан adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Slovak
1 entries- farský adj (pertaining to a parish)
Spanish
2 entries- parroquial adj (pertaining to a parish)
- provinciano adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Swedish
3 entries- församlings adj (pertaining to a parish)
- socken adj (pertaining to a parish)
- trångsynt adj (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns)
Ukrainian
1 entries- парафіяльний adj (pertaining to a parish)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
His parents wanted him to have a Catholic education so they sent him to parochial school.
Source: tatoeba (8977707)
Our activism has been called parochial, but I would like to believe that our efforts will inspire others to make a difference in their own communities.
Source: tatoeba (10660861)
The use of simple, primary colors in the painting gave it a parochial feel.
Source: wiktionary
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