PROVINCIALISM
- a dialectal or local word, phrase, or idiom [n -S]
- The degree to which plant or animal communities are restricted to particular areas
- The way of life or mode of thought characteristic of the regions outside the capital city of a country, esp. when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded
- Narrow-mindedness, insularity, or lack of sophistication
- Concern for one's own area or region at the expense of national or supranational unity
- A word or phrase peculiar to a local area