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Definition of provincianismo in Spanish:
provincianismo
masculine noun
- 1
Cualidad de provinciano.
- 2
Estima o admiración por la mentalidad o costumbres particulares de una provincia o una sociedad cualquiera, con exclusión de las demás.
cuando volví a la ciudad para buscar un lugar donde continuar mis estudios, al principio, me sentí paralizado por mi provincianismo
- 3
Palabra, expresión o giro propios de una provincia determinada.
se trata de una traducción que tiene términos inventados, latinismos y provincianismos
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