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   provincial

   /prəˈvɪnʃl/

   adjective

   • 1. of or concerning a province of a country or empire: "provincial elections" Similar non-metropolitansmall-townnon-urbanoutlyingruralcountryrusticbackwoodsbackwaterinformal:one-horsehickfreshwaterOpposite nationalmetropolitancosmopolitan
   • 2. of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded: "provincial towns" Similar regionalstateterritorialdistrictlocalsectoralzonalcantonalcountyparochialcolonialunsophisticatednarrow-mindedparochialsmall-townsuburbaninsularparish-pumpinward-lookinglimitedrestrictedlocalistconservativenarrowsmall-mindedpettyblinkeredilliberalinflexiblebigotedprejudicedintolerantinformal:jerkwatercorn-fedOpposite nationalsophisticatedbroad-minded

   noun

   • 1. an inhabitant of a province of a country or empire.
   • ▪ (in Canada) sporting contests held between teams representing the country's administrative divisions.
   • 2. an inhabitant of the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded: "a town populated by money-grubbers, philistines, and self-satisfied provincials"
   • ▪ local newspapers, as contrasted with national ones. British
   • 3. the head or chief of a province or of a religious order in a province.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincialis ‘belonging to a province’ (see province).

   Derivatives

   • 1. provinciality noun
   • 2. provincialization noun
   • 3. provincialize verb
   • 4. provincially adverb

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   PROVINCIAL definition: 1. a person who comes from somewhere in a country outside its capital city 2. relating to an area…. Learn more.

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   relating to an area that is governed as part of a country or an empire: provincial governments. C2. in or from the parts of the country that are not not near a large city: The majority of young professionals in the city have moved there from provincial towns. disapproving. having opinions and ideas that are old-fashioned and simple:

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   1. : of, relating to, or coming from a province. 2. a. : limited in outlook : narrow. b. : lacking the polish of urban society : unsophisticated. 3. : of or relating to a decorative style (as in furniture) marked by simplicity, informality, and relative plainness. especially : french provincial. provincially. prə-ˈvin (t)-sh (ə-)lē. adverb.

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   A provincial person comes from the backwaters. Someone from a small province outside of Provence, France, might seem a little more provincial and less worldly than someone from, say, Paris. Something or someone provincial belongs to a province, or region outside of the city.

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   Provincial definition: belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local. See examples of PROVINCIAL used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprovincial adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of provincial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROVINCIAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › provincialProvincial - definition of provincial by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Of or relating to a province. 2. Of or characteristic of people from the provinces; not fashionable or sophisticated: "Well-educated professional women ... made me feel uncomfortably provincial" (J.R. Salamanca). 3. Limited in perspective; narrow and self-centered. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the provinces. 2.

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    Jul 12, 2024 · provincial (plural provincials) A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial. ( Roman Catholicism) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.

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    provincial meaning, definition, what is provincial: relating to or coming from a province: Learn more.