PROVINCIALISM


Meaning of PROVINCIALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -shə-ˌli-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1770

1. : a dialectal or local word, phrase, or idiom

2. : the quality or state of being provincial

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.