Synonyms for provincialism
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
The blacksmith's provincialism showed in his speech and manner
- n. 2
A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.
Forms
- Plural
- provincialisms → localisms, sectionalisms, regionalisms, federalisms…
Example sentences
- sectionalism The conflicts among leaders resulted in unhealthy sectionalism.
- regionalism I try to avoid this regionalism when speaking to an international audience.
- dialect He always makes fun of her because of her dialect.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| provincialism | falling | |
| localism | rising | |
| sectionalism | falling | |
| federalism | rising | |
| regionalism | rising | |
| dialect | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- dialect3, statism3
- 8 letters
- localism
- 10 letters
- federalism5
- 11 letters
- regionalism
- 12 letters
- sectionalism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dialect3 = 3 syllables).