[どりょうのせまい, doryounosemai] (exp) parochial; narrow-minded; prejudiced [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Parochial \Pa*ro"chi*al\, a. [LL. parochialis, from L. parochia.
See {Parish}.]
1. Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as,
parochial duties; parochial schools. "Parochial pastors."
--Bp. Atterbury.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence: Limited; narrow; having or characterized by narrow
interests centered on oneself or one's local community;
narrow-minded; provincial; as, parochial views. "The
parochial mind." --W. Black.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parochial
adj 1: relating to or supported by or located in a parish;
"parochial schools"
2: narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy
with parochial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward
foreigners" [syn: {insular}, {parochial}]
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