parochial
adjective (LIMITED) /pəˈrəʊ.ki.əl/
/-ˈroʊ-/ disapprovingDefinition
› showing interest only in a narrow range of matters, especially those that directly affect yourself, your town, or your country: a parochial view/opinion Although it's just a local paper, it somehow manages not to be too parochial in its outlook.Narrow-minded parochialism /-ə.lɪ.zəm/ noun [U] disapproving › political parochialismNarrow-minded parochially /-ə.li/ adverb disapproving
(Definition of parochial adjective (LIMITED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be set in your ways idiom
- be wearing blinkers idiom
- blinkered adjective
- hidebound adjective
- illiberal adjective
- insular adjective
- intolerance noun
- intolerant adjective
- myopic adjective
- narrow-minded adjective
- petty adjective
- prim adjective
- prissy adjective
- short-sighted adjective (THOUGHT)
- small-minded adjective
- strait-laced adjective
- unreconstructed adjective
- unthinking adjective
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