Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: parochial
IPA transcription: [pɚ'oʊkiəl]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: parochial
    Meaning: relating to or supported by or located in a parish; "parochial schools"
Usage examples
  • She was gone to the parochial school.
  • 'Oh, but you know you are,' drawled on the slightly hesitating long-drawn syllables; 'it's your parochial metier.
  • Few indeed of the parochial clergy were so abundantly supplied with comforts as the favourite orator of a great assembly of nonconformists in the City.