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provincial definition

pro·vin·cial (prə vin′s̸həl, prō-)

adjective

  1. of or belonging to a province
  2. having the ways, speech, attitudes, etc. of a certain province
  3. of or like that of rural provinces; countrified; rustic
  4. designating or of a style, esp. of 18th-cent. European furniture, that was characteristic of the provinces and was a simpler and plainer copy of the style characteristic of the capital and cultural centers
  5. narrow; limited; unsophisticated a provincial outlook

Etymology: ME prouyncial < MFr < L provincialis

noun

  1. a native of a province
  2. a provincial person; esp., a narrow-minded or unsophisticated person

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provincial Synonyms

provincial

modif.

rude, unpolished, countrified; see rural.


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provincial Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • first: He succeeded Howard as Vicar-General of the English Dominicans in 1676 and later became the first Provincial of the restored English Province.

Modifies a noun

  • governor: The daughter of a Turkish provincial governor, she came to Hilla in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire.

Modifying Another Word

  • Prior: In 1992 he was elected Prior Provincial of the English Province of Dominicans, based in London.

Used with adjective complement

  • elect: In 1992 he was elected Prior Provincial of the English Province of Dominicans, based in London.
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