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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•vin•cial /prəˈvɪnʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. - belonging to or found in a particular province or provinces;
local. - of or relating to the provinces.
- narrow-minded in outlook;
unsophisticated. n. [countable] - a person who lives in or comes from the provinces.
- a person who is narrow-minded and lacks sophistication.
pro•vin•cial•ism, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•vin•cial (prə vin′shəl),USA pronunciation adj. - belonging or peculiar to some particular province;
local:the provincial newspaper. - of or pertaining to the provinces:provincial customs; provincial dress.
- having or showing the manners, viewpoints, etc., considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province;
rustic; narrow or illiberal; parochial:a provincial point of view. - Architecture, Furniture(often cap.) [Fine Arts.]noting or pertaining to the styles of architecture, furniture, etc., found in the provinces, esp. when imitating styles currently or formerly in fashion in or around the capital:Italian Provincial.
- American History[Hist.]of or pertaining to any of the American provinces of Great Britain.
n. - a person who lives in or comes from the provinces.
- a person who lacks urban sophistication or broad-mindedness.
- [Eccles.]
- Religionthe head of an ecclesiastical province.
- Religiona member of a religious order presiding over the order in a given district or province.
- Latin prōvinciālis. See province, -al1
- Middle English (noun, nominal and adjective, adjectival) 1300–50
pro•vin′cial•ly, adv. - 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rural, small-town.
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