provinciality
Americannoun
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provincial character.
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provincial characteristic.
Her provincialities reflect a refreshing naturalness.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of provinciality
First recorded in 1775–85; provincial + -ity
Example Sentences
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Most great art is rooted in provinciality, and Mir�'s was no exception.
From Time Magazine Archive
It should scotch the myth of her provinciality forever.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is the classic example of the artist pulling himself up by the bootstraps, rising by grit and talent above the dilemmas of provinciality.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The real America seemed to me 'out there,' too heterogeneous and electrified by now to pose much threat of the provinciality that people used to come to New York to escape," Updike later wrote.
From Time Magazine Archive
He recognised, and he affirmed the belief, that racial elements are transitory and mutable, and that provinciality in art, even when it is called patriotism, makes for a probable oblivion.
From Edward MacDowell by Gilman, Lawrence
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