The blacksmith's provincialism showed in his speech and manner
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Provincialism
Synonyms for "provincialism" (94 found)
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Noun(3 words)
acadianagrarianismanglo-indianauthoritarianismbenightednessbigotryblind sideblind spotblindersboorishnessbrooklynesebucolicismbundle of isoglossescajuncanadian frenchchurlishness
Strong matches (28)
class dialectclosed mindcockneycramped ideasdialectdialect atlasdialect dictionaryfanaticismfrench canadiangullahhideboundnessidiomilliberalityinexperienceingenuousnessinnocenceinsularisminsularityinurbanityisogloss
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Noun(2 words)
devolutionist stancelocal autonomy
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localismmean mindmeannessmidlandmidland dialectnaivetynarrow sympathiesnarrow viewsnarrow-mindednessnarrownessnearsightednessnew england dialectodium theologicumparochialismpastoralitypatoispennsylvania dutchpettinesspetty mindprovinciality
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Noun(6 words)
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10 entriesattitudebiasgovernance principlenarrow-mindednessnarrownesspartialitypartisanshippolicy stancepolitical doctrineworldview
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4 entriesCollocations
6 entriescultural provincialismeconomic provincialismparochial sentimentparochial tendencypolitical provincialismprovincial bias
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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.
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