provincialism
Small-town thinking pattern
Provincialism is the quality of being provincial—having the limited outlook, manners, or interests associated with people from areas outside major cultural centers.
It suggests narrow-mindedness or unsophistication: His provincialism showed in his suspicion of foreign food.
The word can also refer to a word, phrase, or custom particular to a specific region: The menu was full of provincialisms I didn't recognize.
Excessive local focus
- insularityNarrow detachment from broader views
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
- small-mindednessLimited, ungenerous perspective
- myopiaBlurry distance vision
short-sightedness · blinkered · unsophistication · unworldliness · inexperience · naivety · sheltered · clannishness
Preference for nearby things
- regionalismLocal area favoritism
- hometownOne's place of origin
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
folkways · heritage · roots · community · township · village · neighborhood · countryside
Regional speech pattern
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- patoisRegional informal speech
- regionalismLocal area favoritism
locution · colloquialism · drawl · twang · brogue · lilt · inflection · speech
Belief one's culture superior
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
chauvinism · nativism · sectarianism · partiality · discrimination · favoritism · one-sidedness · unfairness
parochialism
Excessive local focus
- insularityNarrow detachment from broader views
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
- small-mindednessLimited, ungenerous perspective
myopia · short-sightedness · blinkered · unsophistication · unworldliness · inexperience · naivety · sheltered · clannishness · inward-looking
localism
Preference for nearby things
- regionalismLocal area favoritism
- hometownOne's place of origin
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
traditions · folkways · heritage · roots · community · township · village · neighborhood · countryside · rural
accent
Regional speech pattern
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- patoisRegional informal speech
regionalism · locution · colloquialism · drawl · twang · brogue · lilt · inflection · speech · expression
ethnocentrism
Belief one's culture superior
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
intolerance · chauvinism · nativism · sectarianism · partiality · discrimination · favoritism · one-sidedness · unfairness · jingoism
- dialect featuresregionalism, localism, colloquialism, vernacular, patois
- narrow-mindednessnarrow-mindedness, narrowness, close-mindedness, closed-mindedness, close-minded
- regional biasregionalism, regional pride, sectionalism, localism, parochialism
- mindsetsgrowth mindset, fixed mindset, mindset, abundance mindset, scarcity mindset
- slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
- sinceritysincerity, sincere, genuine, genuineness, honesty
provincialismcosmopolitanism
Belief in shared humanity
worldliness · sophistication · internationalism · globalism · urbanity
provincialismopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
broad-mindedness · sophistication · tolerance · receptiveness · inclusiveness