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Provinciality

Provinciality \Pro*vin`ci*al"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being provincial; peculiarity of language characteristic of a province.
--T. Warton.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
provinciality

"quality or condition of being provincial," 1759, from provincial + -ity.

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provinciality

n. The quality of being provincial.

Usage examples of "provinciality".

Despite everything, he appreciated the small-town atmosphere of the Sociable: its homespun provinciality, and the fact that it brought the community together, even forcing people who didn’t like each other to acknowledge the other and be civil.

The transcendent moment of universal validity bursts every provinciality asunder.

It was the garrison left behind to guard this bleak and minor outpost of some empire that a human being, in bis provinciality, could not even guess at.

His face was smooth and cheerful, his hair dark brown, almost black, and his clothing had the unmistakable touch of provinciality about it.