# provincialism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
2. A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.
3. 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.

## Etymology
From French provincialisme, equivalent to provincial + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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