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parochial

pa·ro·chi·al [ pə rṓkee əl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. narrow-minded: concerned only with narrow local concerns without any regard for more general or wider issues

2. of parish: relating or belonging to a parish or parishes

[14th century. Via French< ecclesiastical Latin parochialis< parochia (see parish)]

pa·ro·chi·al·ism noun
pa·ro·chi·al·ist noun
pa·ro·chi·al·ly adverb
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