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Definition: Provincialism |
ProvincialismNoun1. A lack of sophistication. 2. A partiality for some particular place. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "provincialism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1822. (references) |
Etymology: Provincialism \Pro*vin"cial*ism\, noun. [Compare to the French expression provincialisme.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: ProvincialismSynonyms: localism (n), sectionalism (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Neologism | Dialect, brogue, idiom, accent, patois; provincialism, regionalism, localism; broken English, lingua franca; Anglicism, Briticism, Gallicism, Scotticism, Hibernicism; Americanism; Gypsy lingo, Romany; pidgin, pidgin English, pigeon English; Volapuk, Chinook, Esperanto, Hindustani, kitchen Kaffir. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Provincialism |
| English words defined with "provincialism": uninfluenced, unswayed, untouched. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "provincialism": Allowed ♦ Complected. ♦ metropolis ♦ Pretty, PROVINCIALISMS ♦ Said ♦ Unbeknown ♦ Very. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Provincialism" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Romanian (parochialism, provincialism). |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | METROPOLIS, n. A stronghold of provincialism. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Provincialism" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Provincialism" is used about 14 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 14 | 93,893 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
provincialism | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "provincialism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | provincializëm (parochialism), shprehje krahinore, mendjengushtësi (insularity, narrow mindedness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الريفية, إصطلاح ريفي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | ограниченост (finiteness, limitation, narrow mindedness, narrowness, tunnel vision), местен патриотизъм (localism, sectionalism), провинциалност (provinciality), провинциализъм (localism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | provincialismus (localism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | provincialisme, gewestelýke uitdrukking. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | murteellisuus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | provincialisme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Provinzialismus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | επαρχιωτισμόσ (provinciality). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | קרת ות (boorishness, parochialism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vidékiesség (provinciality). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | provincialismo (parochialism, provinciality). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | mooar-rheynnaght. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ovincialismpray provincianismo, provincialismo (localism), regionalismo (localism, sectionalism), estreiteza de espírito (insularity, parochialism). (various references) provincialism (parochialism). (various references) провинциализм. (various references) provincijalizam (localism, provinciality). (various references) provincialismo, mentalidad pueblerina. (various references) provinsialism, lantlighet (provinciality, rusticity). (various references) taşraya özgü deyiş, taşralı olma, taşra geleneği. (various references) вузькість кругозору, провінціальність (provinciality), провінціалізм (localism, provinciality). (various references) từ ngữ địa phương chủ nghĩa địa phương tỉnh lẻ, cách sống. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "provincialism": provincialisms. (additional references) | |
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"Provincialism" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: provencialism, provincialis, provincialisme, provincialsim. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "provincialism" (pronounced pruvi"nkhuli'zum) |
| 6 | -u l i' z u m | bilingualism, cannibalism, capitalism, centralism, colonialism, commercialism, dualism, emotionalism, entrepreneurialism, environmentalism, evangelism, factionalism, fatalism, federalism, feudalism, formalism, fundamentalism, gradualism, imperialism, incrementalism, individualism, intellectualism, internationalism, journalism, legalism, liberalism, materialism, mercantilism, metabolism, minimalism, moralism, multiculturalism, multilateralism, mutualism, nationalism, naturalism, neutralism, nihilism, parochialism, pastoralism, paternalism, pluralism, populism, professionalism, racialism, radicalism, sensationalism, socialism, supernaturalism, symbolism, territorialism, vandalism. |
| 5 | -l i' z u m | alcoholism, botulism, embolism, idealism, parallelism, realism, surrealism. |
| 4 | -i' z u m | abolitionism, absenteeism, absolutism, activism, adventurism, agrarianism, altruism, amateurism, anachronism, aneurism, animism, antagonism, aphorism, astigmatism, atavism, atheism, authoritarianism, autism, baptism, barbarism, bolshevism, boosterism, catechism, chauvinism, classicism, collectivism, communism, conservatism, consumerism, corporatism, counterterrorism, creationism, criticism, cronyism, cubism, cynicism, dandyism, defeatism, deism, despotism, determinism, diamagnetism, diastrophism, dimorphism, dogmatism, Druidism, dwarfism, dynamism, egalitarianism, egoism, egotism, electromagnetism, elitism, empiricism, ergotism, eroticism, escapism, ethnocentrism, euphemism, expansionism, expressionism, extremism, fanaticism, fascism, favoritism, feminism, ferromagnetism, fetishism, futurism, geotropism, gnosticism, hedonism, helotism, heroism, hooliganism, humanism, hypnotism, illusionism, impressionism, interventionism, Irredentism, isolationism, isomorphism, jingoism, leftism, lesbianism, lyricism, magnetism, mannerism, masochism, mechanism, mesmerism, methodism, microorganism, militarism, modernism, monasticism, monetarism, monism, monotheism, mysticism, narcissism, nativism, negativism, nepotism, obstructionism, opportunism, optimism, organism, ostracism, overoptimism, pacifism, paganism, parkinsonism, patriotism, perfectionism, pessimism, pharisaism, pietism, plagiarism, polymorphism, polytheism, positivism, pragmatism, protectionism, puritanism, racism, recidivism, relativism, republicanism, revisionism, rheumatism, romanticism, sadism, satanism, sectarianism, secularism, separatism, sexism, skepticism, statism, stoicism, synergism, terrorism, theism, tokenism, totalitarianism, tourism, truism, unionism, vegetarianism, vigilantism, voluntarism, volunteerism, voyeurism. |
| 3 | -z u m | bosom, careerism, chasm, cytoplasm, enthusiasm, iconoclasm, ism, microcosm, neoplasm, orgasm, phantasm, prism, sarcasm, schism, spasm. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-i-i-l-m-n-o-p-r-s-v" | |
-2 letters: provincials. | |
-3 letters: provincial. | |
-4 letters: civilians, complains, criminals, parvolins, pavilions, piclorams, proclaims, prolamins, prosimian, simplicia, volcanism. | |
-5 letters: alpinism, avionics, campions, cipolins, civilian, clarions, complain, complins, corpsman, corvinas, crampons, criminal, imprison, inimical, ironical, laconism, lampions, limacons, minicars, minorcas, morainic, oilcamps, olivinic, parsonic, parvolin, pavilion, picloram, picolins, piscinal, proclaim, prolamin, psilocin, rampions, raviolis, simoniac, vampiric, virilism, visional. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-i-i-l-m-n-o-p-r-s-v" | |
+1 letter: provincialisms. | |
+5 letters: oversimplification. | |
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