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- Dictionaryprovincial/prəˈvɪnʃl/
adjective
- 1. of or concerning a province of a country or empire: "provincial elections" Similar Opposite
- 2. of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded: "provincial towns" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an inhabitant of a province of a country or empire.
- 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"
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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.
Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city.
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.
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.
Provincial definition: belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local. See examples of PROVINCIAL used in a sentence.
pro·vin·cial. (prə-vĭn′shəl) adj. 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.
What does the word provincial mean? There are 23 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word provincial, 11 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. provincial has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
Sep 25, 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.
Definitions of 'provincial'. 1. Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city. [...] 2. If you describe someone or something as provincial, you disapprove of them because you think that they are old-fashioned and boring. [disapproval] [...] More.
Definition of provincial noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
