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Meanings of
parochial
in English
Narrowly restricted in outlook or scope.
insular
Related terms
provincial
Parochial.
Related terms
jurisdiction
Usage of
parochial
in English
1
The four other BBL teams draw the
parochial
support of one-team towns.
2
The second development is more
parochial
,
and is where we came in.
3
This meant the original
parochial
hall and its grounds could be developed.
4
The preparations for national defence continued to proceed in these
parochial
ways.
5
Nor is the fact of civilization sufficient to rescue our
parochial
egotism.
6
He is as far from a
parochial
poet as you can get.
7
The West End is still so monocultural and
parochial
it's practically Victorian.
8
They were not to supersede the
parochial
system, only to supplement it.
9
What system do you pursue in educating him-thePestalozzian or the
parochial
?
10
The shabby plainness of Wren's church well typified all the
parochial
parsimony.
11
Will it not destroy the work of our
parochial
societies, etc., etc.?
12
I have gone a peg lower than being provincial- Ihavebecome
parochial
.
13
Istvan decided that nationalism could be as
parochial
as a street sometimes.
14
But he is not a member of the Lerwick
parochial
board?- No.
15
Leaders at the highest level must put the public good above
parochial
interests.
16
Octavian was
parochial
,
local, entirely focused on the country of Rome and Italy.
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parochial
Adjective
Frequent collocations
parochial house
parochial school
parochial clergy
parochial work
parochial duties
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Parochial
through the time
Parochial
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common