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Parochial Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Parochial has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

relating to or supported by or located in a parish

"parochial schools"

2

narrowly restricted in outlook or scope

"little sympathy with parochial mentality"

"insular attitudes toward foreigners"

3

Pertaining to a parish.

Example Sentences
"parochial schools" adjective
"little sympathy with parochial mentality" adjective
"insular attitudes toward foreigners" adjective
See Also
parochial school parochialism vestry peninsular parochialistic cloddish vestryman parish
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Rhyming Words
ial vial dial mial rial faial thial axial inial spial glial prial arial urial phial ilial trial radial oidial monial
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