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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are parochial" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe attitudes, views, or policies that are narrow-minded or limited in scope, often focused on local or trivial matters.
Example: "The committee's decisions are parochial, failing to consider the broader implications for the community."
Alternatives: "are narrow-minded" or "are limited in scope".
Dictionary
are parochial
adjective
Pertaining to a parish.
synonyms
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The British are parochial about weather.
The differences are parochial and not partisan.
Many of the primary schools are parochial, principally Roman Catholic.
Nor are parochial school pensions remotely comparable to those of public-school teachers.
Policy discussions are parochial and suburban when the BBC is global.
But it has been dragged ever lower into the mire by Congressional special interests that are parochial in the extreme.
Similar(37)
"It's parochial here.
This is parochial stuff.
It's pathetic and it's parochial".
He was worse than a provincial he was parochial.
Parochial school parents should not be parochial in their outlook.
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