Definition of "parochial" in English

adjective

1. Pertaining to a parish.

2. (derogatory) Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.

   • The use of simple, primary colors in the painting gave it a parochial feel.
   • Some people in the United States have been accused of taking a parochial view, of not being interested in international matters.

noun

1. A parochial individual.