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parochial

adjective

Limited to narrow local concerns or experiences.

Narrow in outlook

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insular provincial narrow-minded inward-looking limited small-minded

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insular

adjective

Narrow in outlook or isolated from outside ideas and influences.

Narrow in outlook

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parochial provincial narrow-minded inward-looking isolated closed-minded

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narrow-minded

adjective

Unwilling to consider ideas or practices beyond a limited set of familiar views.

Unreceptive to other views

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closed-minded intolerant insular parochial provincial bigoted

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provincial

adjective

Narrow in outlook or limited by local experience and assumptions.

Narrow in outlook

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parochial insular narrow-minded limited unsophisticated

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