PAROCHIAL

(adj.) relating to or supported by or located in a parish
"parochial schools"
They are planning to organize a meeting between the heads of all the parochial schools of the country. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
"little sympathy with parochial mentality", "insular attitudes toward foreigners"
synonyms : insular
I have little patience with parochial mentality. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for parochial

(Tag: ) link this with paro....(of devdas)...whose parents were narrow in their outlook for devdas family , so they married her to someone else.
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(Tag: Root word) This word is derived from 'parish' i.e. which means "local".parochial outlook is local,"restrained"
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(Tag: ) Having PARTIAL vision
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(Tag: ) the inhabitant of parish are narrow minded
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(Tag: par == feet in punjabi and hindi) link this ti par(foot in english),par are at the bottom of body so parochial is linked to something down in vision or outlook
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(Tag: ) 1. परिमित 2. संकीर्ण 3. सीमित 4. घिरा हुआ
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