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Parochial, adj.

Pronunciation: pəˈrōkēəl

Meaning: Although this word usually refers to things relating to a church parish, it can also be used in a symbolic sense to mean having a limited, narrow outlook or scope.

Usage:

• “His worldview seems incredibly naïve and parochial.”
• “How can a place be at once so cosmopolitan and so parochial?”
• “Its perspective became parochial again and has stayed that way since the early ‘80s.”