parochial
adj.adj. having a narrow way of thinking that only cares about small, local issues. You use this to describe someone who does not understand or care about the wider world.
adj. having a limited or narrow outlook, especially focused on local rather than national or global interests. Often carries a pejorative tone when describing intellectual or political perspectives.
The committee's parochial views prevented them from seeing the bigger picture.
Voters often reject parochial politics in favor of candidates who address national economic concerns.
The university's shift toward a global curriculum was met with resistance from a parochial faculty board that prioritized traditional local history over international perspectives.
From Anglo-Norman parochial and its source Late Latin parochialis, an alteration of paroecialis (“of a church province”), from paroecia, from Hellenistic Greek παροικία (paroikía, “stay in a foreign land”), later “community, diocese”, from Ancient Greek πάροικος (pároikos, “neighbouring, neighbour”), from παρα- (para-) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).
Typically used to describe attitudes, interests, or viewpoints. Often follows a linking verb like 'seem' or 'remain'.