The word “provincialism” is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a narrow-minded or parochial attitude or perspective that does not take into account different regions, cultures, or lifestyles. For example, “John’s provincialism was evident when he refused to consider any opinions outside his own little bubble.”.
A third dominant characteristic, probably linked with his provincialism and his romanticism, made itself felt.
Provincialism was of his essence and English Midland provincialism at that, than which there is none more introverted.
Its champions turned their backs firmly on the narrow provincialism of 19th-century Italian art and promised instead to overthrow everything academic.
AMERICAN banking used to prosper in its provincialism.
But a city of this magnitude should never succumb to provincialism, and must continue its efforts to have a newspaper whose importance goes well beyond the state of California.Berta Graciano-Buchman Beverly Hills, CaliforniaCentral banking for renewables* SIR – Your newspaper has established a track record in arguing for liberal economic policies, but occasionally you make your readers doubt.
He believed that the federal government was not just a passive repository of good practice, but an active promoter of constitutional rights against narrow and backward provincialism.
As for China, those critics who have seen the film have noted its "provincialism", a slur that mainlanders usually reserve for Taiwan's independence movement.
Locals saw the strait-laced Iowa couple as an insulting parody of their provincialism.
One disadvantage is the astonishing provincialism of German politics.The only fundamental change in 2014 comes from a party founded as recently as 2013, the Alternative for Germany.
THE European Union may have removed most barriers to physical trade, but online it remains a prime example of provincialism.
