Definition of Provincialisms. Meaning of Provincialisms. Synonyms of Provincialisms

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Definition of Provincialisms

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 Provincialisms from wikipedia

- Poppyland, p. 157 Parish, W.D.; Shaw (1888). The Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms (PDF). Lewes: Farncombe & Co. p. vii. Davis, Graeme, Dictionary of Surrey...
- 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...
- provincial superior is an officer of a religious institute (including religious orders) acting under the institute's Superior General. A provincial superior...
- members of the party. Volunteer efforts were substantially absorbed in provincial campaigns between 2001 and 2003, and the federal party became dormant...
- 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...
- ecclesiastical province), are convoked by the national episcopal conference. Provincial councils, which consist of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province smaller...
- 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...
- of the border. Also, a glossary of Indian names, words and western provincialisms. Together with a guide-book of the Yellowstone national park. Afterward...