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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 can be a noun or an adjective. As a noun, it means a person who comes from a place outside the capital city of a country. As an adjective, it means relating to a province or having old-fashioned opinions.
- English (US)
relating to an area that is governed as part of a country or...
- Znaczenie Provincial, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
PROVINCIAL definicja: 1. a person who comes from somewhere...
- Provincial: Norwegian Translation
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- Translate English to Italian
provincial translate: provinciale, provinciale, provinciale....
- Provincial in Catalan
PROVINCIAL translate: provincial, de província. Learn more...
- Indonesian Translation
provincial translate: provinsial. Learn more in the...
- Translate English to Korean
PROVINCIAL translate: 주의, 특정 지방의. Learn more in the...
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- English (US)
Provincial can be a noun or an adjective that refers to someone or something from a place that is not near a large city or an empire. Learn how to use provincial in sentences and see translations in different languages.
Learn the noun and adjective meanings of provincial, as well as its synonyms, examples, and word history. Provincial can refer to a person or thing from a province, or one with limited outlook or polish.
Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city, or relating to a large section of a country with its own administration. It can also describe someone or something as old-fashioned and boring, or a person who lacks sophistication or broad-mindedness.
having or showing the manners, viewpoints, etc., considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal; parochial: a provincial point of view. Synonyms: small-town, rural.
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 means of or relating to a province, or of or characteristic of people from the provinces. It can also mean limited in perspective, narrow, or unsophisticated. See different sources, translations, and examples of provincial.