provinciality
Americannoun
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provincial character.
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provincial characteristic.
Her provincialities reflect a refreshing naturalness.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of provinciality
First recorded in 1775–85; provincial + -ity
Example Sentences
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It should scotch the myth of her provinciality forever.
From Time Magazine Archive
With him, French painting shook off its provinciality and became a European affair, mirroring the power of its grand siecle, the age of Louis XIV.
From Time Magazine Archive
One chapter is devoted to the Harvard philosopher Josiah Royce, a Californian who believed that the state's very provinciality might be its salvation.
From Time Magazine Archive
The reason: that magazine, with its "peculiar combination of sophistication and provinciality," provides the necessary "compact cultural group."
From Time Magazine Archive
In the physiognomy of the three there is similitude enough to declare them of one nation,—though dissimilarity sufficient to prove a distinct provinciality both in countenance and character.
From The Boy Slaves by Reid, Mayne
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