province /provˈins/

1. A portion of an empire or a state marked off for purposes of government or in some way historically distinct
2. The district over which an archbishop has jurisdiction
3. A territorial division of the Jesuits, Templars and other religious orders
4. A faunal or floral area (biology)
5. A region
6. A field of duty, activity or knowledge
7. A department
8. (in pl) all parts of the country except the capital (esp theatre and press)

provincial /prə-vinˈshl/ adjective

1. Relating to a province
2. Belonging to a province or the provinces
3. Local
4. Showing the habits and manners of a person from a province or country district
5. Unpolished, unsophisticated
6. Narrow-minded

1. An inhabitant of a province or country district
2. An unpolished or unsophisticated person
3. The superintendent of the heads of the religious houses in a province (RC)

provinˈcialism noun

1. A manner, mode of speech or turn of thought peculiar to a province or a country district
2. A local expression
3. The state or quality of being provincial
4. The ignorance and narrowness of interests shown by someone who gives his or her attention entirely to local affairs

provinˈcialist noun

provinciality /prə-vin-shi-alˈi-ti/ noun

provinˈcialize or provinˈcialise transitive verb

To make provincial

provinˈcially adverb

• che
• ChE
• cheap
• cheap and cheerful
• cheap and nasty
• cheapen
• cheapened
• cheapener
• cheapeners
• cheapening
• cheapens
• cheaper
• cheapest
• cheapie
• cheapies
• cheapish
• cheap-jack
• cheap Jack
• cheap-Jack
• cheap-jacks
• cheap John
• cheap labour
• cheaply
• cheapness
• cheapnesses