Provincialism vs Nationalism - What's the difference?
provincialism | nationalism |
The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
(linguistics) A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.
* 1875 , , Manual of English Rhetoric , New York: American Book Company,
Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country and culture.
Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist).
Jingoism; the support of one nation's interests to the exclusion of others; the hatred of other nations.
As nouns the difference between provincialism and nationalism
is that provincialism is the quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners while nationalism is patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country and culture.provincialism
English
Noun
(en noun)- The blacksmith's provincialism showed in his speech and manner
p 79:
- Prose is allowed less liberty in this respect; but no one nowadays would maintain that the adoption of a provincialism into the literary dialect is absolutely prohibited.
Synonyms
* (linguistics) regionalismnationalism
English
Noun
(en noun)- '', ''Kurdish '''nationalism