Vocabulary Builder — Essay & Answer Writing
Parochial
adjective
/ puh-ROH-kee-ul /
Medium
Meaning
Having a narrow, limited outlook confined to local or sectional interests rather than the wider whole.
Origin / Etymology
Latin parochia (parish), originally relating to a church parish, later extended to narrow-mindedness
Synonyms
Insular
Provincial
Narrow-minded
Antonyms
Cosmopolitan
Broad-minded
Universal
Example Sentence
"Sons-of-the-soil movements reflect a parochial politics that privileges regional identity over national integration."
🎯 UPSC Usage
Deploy in GS1 regionalism, GS2 federalism and Essay answers contrasting narrow identity with constitutional nationalism.
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