parochial : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: parochial	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parochial adj relating to or supported by or located in a parish; "parochial schools" narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parochial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners" Synonym(s): insular, parochial
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parochial \Paro"chial\, a. [LL. parochialis, from L. parochia. See {Parish}.] Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as, parochial duties. [bd]Parochial pastors.[b8] --Bp. Atterbury. Hence, limited; narrow. [bd]The parochial mind.[b8] --W. Black.