parochial

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pəˈɹoʊki.əl/ UK /pəˈɹəʊkɪəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #45936

Meanings

1

adj
Narrow in outlook; concerned only with local matters and ignoring the wider world.

Their views were too parochial to grasp how the decision affected other countries.
2

adj
Relating to a church parish, especially a parish school.

She attended a parochial school run by the local church.

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Synonyms

1 adj · narrow in outlook;... insular

Word family

Derived forms extraparochialinterparochialnonparochialparochialismparochialistparochialisticparochialityparochializeparochiallyparochialnessunparochial

Related forms parish

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Phrases (1)

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parochial school
a religious school run by a church or parish

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman parochial and its source Late Latin parochialis, an alteration of paroecialis (“of a church province”), from paroecia, from Hellenistic Greek παροικία (paroikía, “stay in a foreign land”), later “community, diocese”, from Ancient Greek πάροικος (pároikos, “neighbouring, neighbour”), from παρα- (para-) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# parochial

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /pəˈɹoʊki.əl/
**IPA (UK):** /pəˈɹəʊkɪəl/
**Frequency rank:** 45936

## Meanings
1. Narrow in outlook; concerned only with local matters and ignoring the wider world.
2. Relating to a church parish, especially a parish school.

## Examples
- Their views were too parochial to grasp how the decision affected other countries.
- She attended a parochial school run by the local church.

## Derived Forms
- extraparochial
- interparochial
- nonparochial
- parochialism
- parochialist
- parochialistic
- parochiality
- parochialize
- parochially
- parochialness
- unparochial

## Related Forms
- parish

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman parochial and its source Late Latin parochialis, an alteration of paroecialis (“of a church province”), from paroecia, from Hellenistic Greek παροικία (paroikía, “stay in a foreign land”), later “community, diocese”, from Ancient Greek πάροικος (pároikos, “neighbouring, neighbour”), from παρα- (para-) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

## AI Etymology
Parochial is from Anglo-Norman parochial and its source Late Latin parochialis, an alteration of paroecialis (“of a church province”), from paroecia, from Hellenistic Greek παροικία (paroikía, “stay in a foreign land”), later “community, diocese”, from Ancient Greek πάροικος (pároikos, “neighbouring, neighbour”), from παρα- (para-) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include narrow in outlook; concerned only with local matters and ignoring the wider world and relating to a church parish, especially a parish school. The wider family includes derived forms such as extraparochial, interparochial, nonparochial, parochialism, and parochialist; related words such as parish.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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