Definition of Provincialism. Meaning of Provincialism. Synonyms of Provincialism

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Definition of Provincialism

Provincialism
Provincialism Pro*vin"cial*ism, n. [Cf. F. provincialisme.] 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. --M. Arnold.

Meaning of Provincialism from wikipedia

- consists of being narrow in scope. In that respect, it is a synonym of "provincialism". It may, particularly when used pejoratively, be contrasted to cosmopolitanism...
- divided between the Government of Canada (the federal government) and the provincial governments to exercise exclusively. A change to the division of powers...
- Look up provincial in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Provincial may refer to: Provincial capitals, an administrative sub-national capital of a country...
- means universal. Traditional capitals may be economically eclipsed by provincial rivals as is the case with Nanjing by Shanghai, Quebec City by Montreal...
- when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. It is the 7th largest province by area and is home to 2.5 million...
- Crash (2008) 1:195-96 Ciment, 195-96. David Burner, The Politics of Provincialism: The Democratic party in transition, 1918–1932 (1968) Ciment, Encyclopedia...
- to both the State Council and the Provincial People's Congress. The provincial branch of the CCP has a Provincial Party Congress every five years, and...
- members of the party. Volunteer efforts were substantially absorbed in provincial campaigns between 2001 and 2003, and the federal party became dormant...
- Belges 1950–78 is a 1994 Belgian comedy film and satire on Belgian provincialism that proved a major cinematic success in Belgium. It was the first film...
- In Canada, there are two types of sales taxes levied. These are : Provincial sales taxes or PST (French: Taxes de vente provinciale - TVP), levied by the...