Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

provincialism

/pɹəvˈɪnʃəlˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: provin-cial-ism
IPA: /pɹəvˈɪnʃəlˌɪzəm/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of regionalism: belief in the superiority of one's regional government; the belief that most or nearly all political power should be decentralized to provincial governments.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The blacksmith's provincialism showed in his speech and manner"
"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."

Etymology

From French provincialisme, equivalent to provincial + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: provincial
Suffix: -ism

Usage

Inflected Forms

provincialisms (plural)

Synonyms

regionalism sectionalism localism

Questions

How do you pronounce provincialism?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəvˈɪnʃəlˌɪzəm/.
What does provincialism mean?: The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
Where does provincialism come from?: From French provincialisme, equivalent to provincial + -ism.

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