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provincial definition
pro·vin·cial (prə vin′s̸həl, prō-)
adjective
- of or belonging to a province
- having the ways, speech, attitudes, etc. of a certain province
- of or like that of rural provinces; countrified; rustic
- 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
- narrow; limited; unsophisticated a provincial outlook
Etymology: ME prouyncial < MFr < L provincialis
noun
- a native of a province
- a provincial person; esp., a narrow-minded or unsophisticated person
Related Forms:
- provincially pro·vin′·cially adverb
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