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noun
The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: narrow-mindedness, narrowness
History
Etymology tree English parochial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English parochialism From parochial + -ism.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
