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provincialism

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈvɪnʃəˌlɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prə vin′shə liz′əm)

provincialism
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Synonyms:

vernacular, idiosyncrasy, dialect, regionalism, local idiom

Sense: Narrow-mindedness

Synonyms:

bias Collocations, intolerance, xenophobia, inclination, prejudice Collocations, narrow-mindedness, insularity

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