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parochial adj 1 derog said of tastes, attitudes, etc: concerned only with local affairs; narrow, limited or provincial in outlook. 2 referring or relating to a parish. parochialism or parochiality noun. parochially adverb.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c in sense 2: from Latin parochialis, from parochia parish.