"provinciality" meaning in English

See provinciality in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: provincialities [plural]
Etymology: provincial + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|provincial|ity}} provincial + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} provinciality (countable and uncountable, plural provincialities)
  1. The quality of being provincial. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-provinciality-en-noun-bsXU7Kid Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity

Inflected forms

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