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- DictionaryPro·vin·cial/prəˈvin(t)SH(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. of or concerning a province of a country or empire: "provincial elections"
- 2. of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded: "the whole exhibition struck one as being very provincial"
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"
1. : of, relating to, or coming from a province. 2. a. : limited in outlook : narrow. b. : lacking the polish of urban society : unsophisticated. 3. : of or relating to a decorative style (as in furniture) marked by simplicity, informality, and relative plainness.
PROVINCIAL definition: 1. a person who comes from somewhere in a country outside its capital city 2. relating to an area…. Learn more.
Provincial definition: belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local. See examples of PROVINCIAL used in a sentence.
Something or someone provincial belongs to a province, or region outside of the city. Provincial has a straightforward meaning when describing where someone is from, but it has some other shades of meaning too.
pro·vin·cial. (prə-vĭn′shəl) adj. 1. Of or relating to a province. 2. Of or characteristic of people from the provinces; not fashionable or sophisticated: "Well-educated professional women ... made me feel uncomfortably provincial" (J.R. Salamanca). 3. Limited in perspective; narrow and self-centered.
A provincial is someone who comes from a part of a country away from the capital city.
Definition of provincial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PROVINCIAL meaning: 1 : of, relating to, or coming from a province; 2 : not knowing or caring about people and events in other places having narrow or limited concerns or interests
Definitions of 'provincial'. 1. Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city. [...] 2. If you describe someone or something as provincial, you disapprove of them because you think that they are old-fashioned and boring. [disapproval] [...] More.
PROVINCIAL meaning: 1. relating to a province 2. relating to or typical of the provinces: . Learn more.
