parochial
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pa·ro·chi·al
(pə-rō'kē-əl) 
adj.
parochialist pa·ro'chi·al·ist n.
parochially pa·ro'chi·al·ly adv.
adj.
- Of, relating to, supported by, or located in a parish.
- Of or relating to parochial schools.
- Narrowly restricted in scope or outlook; provincial: parochial attitudes.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin parochiālis, from parochia, diocese. See parish.]
parochialism pa·ro'chi·al·ism n.parochialist pa·ro'chi·al·ist n.
parochially pa·ro'chi·al·ly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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parochial
adjective
- Having the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolation: insular, limited, local, narrow, narrow-minded, provincial, small-town. See limited/unlimited.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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parochial
adj
Definition: narrow-minded, restricted
Antonyms: broad, broadminded, cosmopolitan, liberal, unrestricted
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parochial
IN BRIEF: Limited in scope or viewpoint. Also: concerning a church or parish.
In parochial school we spend lots of time studying the Bible.
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categories related to 'parochial'
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Parochial
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sogne-, snævertsynet, provinsiel
Nederlands (Dutch)
bekrompen, egoïstisch, parochieel
Français (French)
adj. - (US) paroissial, de clocher
Deutsch (German)
adj. - Gemeinde-, eng
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κοινοτικός, ενοριακός, τοπικιστικός, τοπικού (μόνον) ενδιαφέροντος, στενοκέφαλος
Italiano (Italian)
gretto, parrochiale, confessionale
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bairrista, provinciano, paroquial
Русский (Russian)
ограниченный, приходской, провинциальный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - parroquial, municipal, localista, pueblerino
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - församlings-, socken-, inskränkt, provinsiell, (skola) i ngn relig. regi
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
教区的, 狭小的, 地方性的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 教區的, 狹小的, 地方性的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 교구의, 지방적인, 종교 단체의 원조를 받은
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 教区の, 視野の狭い, 小教区の, 偏狭な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) أبرشي, ذو علاقه بأبرشيه, محدود, ضيق
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - עדתי, מקומי, קהילתי, נתמך ע"י גוף דתי, צר-אופק, מוגבל
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