campanilismo

Italian

Etymology

From campanile (“bell tower, belfry”) +‎ -ismo (“-ism”). The bell tower (campanile) is meant as the symbol of one's birth place.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kam.pa.niˈliz.mo/

Noun

campanilismo m (plural campanilismi)

  1. parochialism

References

  1. ↑ Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
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