provincialism
noun
pro·vin·cial·ism
prə-ˈvin(t)-shə-ˌli-zəm 
1
: a dialectal or local word, phrase, or idiom
2
: the quality or state of being provincial
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Whatever your own reaction, the open-ended nature of Serra’s approach flies in the face of what people have been conditioned to expect from today’s non-fiction cinema, much of which exists to challenge the audience for their provincialism while flattering them for their empathy.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
Liebling took this characteristic, the public shows of modesty (and less public tribalism), as good old fashioned Midwestern provincialism.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
But the return of a mysterious young woman Sandra (Roxane Mesquida), a scowling blonde sporting a leg brace and a rock’n’roll air of disdain for her hometown’s provincialism, expands Naw’s horizons suddenly.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 May 2025
This was the mid-nineteen-sixties, when Canada was coming out of that provincialism and into its own.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
Liebling took this characteristic, the public shows of modesty (and less public tribalism), as good old fashioned Midwestern provincialism.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
But the return of a mysterious young woman Sandra (Roxane Mesquida), a scowling blonde sporting a leg brace and a rock’n’roll air of disdain for her hometown’s provincialism, expands Naw’s horizons suddenly.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 May 2025
This was the mid-nineteen-sixties, when Canada was coming out of that provincialism and into its own.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Provincialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provincialism. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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provincialism
noun
pro·vin·cial·ism
prə-ˈvin-chə-ˌliz-əm
1
: a local word, phrase, or idiom
2
: the quality or state of being provincial
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