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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

偏狭な

Pronunciation / Transliteration: henkyō na

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Parochial/pəˈroʊ.ki.əl/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼の偏狭な態度はグローバルなビジネスには通用しない。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a limited or narrow outlook or scope, especially relating to a small local area or immediate surroundings.

    "His parochial views prevented him from understanding the global implications of the new policy."
  2. 2

    Relating to a church parish or supported by a church parish.

    "The community gathered at the local parochial school for the annual autumn fair."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin word 'parochialis', stemming from the ancient Greek 'paroikia' meaning a sojourning or a district. Originally relating strictly to a church parish, the term broadened during the 19th century to metaphorically describe a narrow, restricted outlook limited to the immediate local area.

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