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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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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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