parochial
[adjective]
Synonyms: provincial, insular, limited, narrow, narrow-minded, petty, small-minded

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Antonyms: catholic
Contrasted words: unprejudiced, uncircumscribed, unlimited, cosmic, universal
Related Words: prejudiced, bigoted

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pa‧ro‧chi‧al /pəˈrəʊkiəl $ -ˈroʊ-/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Late Latin parochialis, from parochia; ⇒ parish]

1. only interested in things that affect your local area – used in order to show disapproval:
Local newspapers tend to be very parochial.

2. [only before noun] relating to a particular church and the area around it:
the parochial church council
—parochialism noun [uncountable]

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