provincial

adjective

/prəˈvɪnʃl/

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[only before noun] connected with one of the large areas that some countries are divided into, with its own local government
- provincial assemblies/elections
[only before noun] (sometimes disapproving) connected with the parts of a country that do not include the capital city, especially when these are regarded as lacking culture or modern ideas
- a provincial town
- It was all very dull and provincial—I longed for the city.
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- isolated
- location
- neighbourhood
- outskirts
- provincial
- residential
- rough
- rural
- suburban
- urban
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(disapproving) unwilling to consider new or different ideas or things synonym narrow-minded
- In spite of his education and travels, he has remained very provincial.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincialis ‘belonging to a province’, from provincia ‘charge, province’, of uncertain ultimate origin.

provincial

noun

/prəˈvɪnʃl/

(often disapproving)

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a person who lives in or comes from a part of the country that is not near the capital city, especially when regarded as lacking culture or modern ideas
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincialis ‘belonging to a province’, from provincia ‘charge, province’, of uncertain ultimate origin.

单词	provincial
释义	provincial adjective /prəˈvɪnʃl/ /prəˈvɪnʃl/ jump to other results [only before noun] connected with one of the large areas that some countries are divided into, with its own local government provincial assemblies/elections [only before noun] (sometimes disapproving) connected with the parts of a country that do not include the capital city, especially when these are regarded as lacking culture or modern ideas a provincial town It was all very dull and provincial—I longed for the city. Wordfinder isolated location neighbourhood outskirts provincial residential rough rural suburban urban Topics Buildingsc1 (disapproving) unwilling to consider new or different ideas or things synonym narrow-minded In spite of his education and travels, he has remained very provincial. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincialis ‘belonging to a province’, from provincia ‘charge, province’, of uncertain ultimate origin. provincial noun /prəˈvɪnʃl/ /prəˈvɪnʃl/ (often disapproving) jump to other results a person who lives in or comes from a part of the country that is not near the capital city, especially when regarded as lacking culture or modern ideas Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincialis ‘belonging to a province’, from provincia ‘charge, province’, of uncertain ultimate origin.
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