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provincialize

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pro·vin·cial·ize  (pr-vnsh-lz)
tr.v. pro·vin·cial·ized, pro·vin·cial·iz·ing, pro·vin·cial·iz·es
To make provincial.
pro·vincial·i·zation (-sh-l-zshn) n.
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provincialize
vt to provincialize something → etw provinziell machen, etw dat → einen provinzlerischen Charakter geben
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