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parochial
narrow in outlook and limited to local concerns
Synonyms
- insular
- provincial
- limited
Antonyms
- cosmopolitan
- worldly
- expansive
parochial in a sentence
The committee took a parochial view and ignored how the policy would affect neighboring towns.
The newspaper abandoned its parochial focus and began covering events across the world.
Where it comes from
From Late Latin parochialis, meaning 'of a parish.'
Memory hook
PAROCHIAL sounds like 'parish-only': its outlook never reaches beyond the local parish.
Read it in context
- Between Speech and Judgment Social Science