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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.
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PROVINCIAL meaning: 1. a person who comes from somewhere in...
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PROVINCIAL definicja: 1. a person who comes from somewhere...
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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 be used as a noun to describe someone who is old-fashioned and boring, or a person who comes from a rural area.
Provincial definition: belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local. See examples of PROVINCIAL used in a sentence.
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.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word provincial, which can describe something connected with a large area of a country or with a lack of culture or modern ideas. See examples, synonyms and related words.
provincial. 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.
