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provincialism: a lack of sophistication

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nearsightedness collapse

regional accent collapse

Cockney collapse: the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London; a native of the east end of London; relating to or resembling a cockney; "Cockney street urchins"; characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect; "cockney vowels"

patois collapse: a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

parochialism collapse: a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish

localism collapse: a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality

dialect collapse: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

insularity collapse

blinders collapse

Yankee collapse: an American (especially to non-Americans); an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War); used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)

blind spot collapse: the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light; a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment; "golf is one of his blind spots and he's proud of it"

idiom collapse: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

pettiness collapse: lack of generosity in trifling matters; the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous; narrowness of mind or ideas or views

littleness collapse

bigotry collapse: the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot

fanaticism collapse: excessive intolerance of opposing views

smallness collapse: the property of having relatively little strength or vigor; "the smallness of her voice"; the property of having a relatively small size; the property of being a relatively small amount; "he was attracted by the smallness of the taxes"

stuffiness collapse: the quality of being close and poorly ventilated; state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat

meanness collapse: extreme stinginess

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