/ pəˈrəʊkiəl; NAmE -ˈroʊ-/ adjective
1.
[ usually before noun ] ( formal ) connected with a church parish :
parochial schools
a member of the parochial church council
2.
( disapproving ) only concerned with small issues that happen in your local area and not interested in more important things
► pa·ro·chial·ism / -ɪzəm; NAmE / noun [ U ]:
the parochialism of a small community
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French , from ecclesiastical Latin parochialis relating to an ecclesiastical district, from parochia , from Greek paroikia sojourning, based on para- beside, subsidiary + oikos dwelling.