Provincial
Word | PROVINCIAL |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | pro vin cial |
Pronunciations | /pɹɒvinʃəl̩/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Provincial"
What do we mean by provincial?
Of or relating to a province. adjective
Of or characteristic of people from the provinces; not fashionable or sophisticated. adjective
Limited in perspective; narrow and self-centered. adjective
A native or inhabitant of the provinces. noun
A person who has provincial ideas or habits. noun
Pertaining to Provence; Provençal.
A rosette of ribbons formerly worn on a shoe; a shoe-rose.
Of or pertaining to a province; existing in a province; characteristic of a province: as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect.
Forming a province or territory appendant to a principal kingdom or state: as, provincial territory.
Pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an arch bishop; not ecumenical: as, a provincial council.
Exhibiting the manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province, or of the country as distinguished from the metropolis or larger cities; countrified; rustic; hence, not polished; narrow; unenlightened.
Restricted to a province; local.
A person belonging to a province; one from any part of the country except the metropolis or one of the larger cities. noun
In some religious orders, a monastic superior who has the general superintendence of his fraternity in a given district called a province. noun
Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province adjective
Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province; not cosmopolitan; countrified; not polished; rude; hence, narrow; illiberal. adjective
Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical. adjective
Of or pertaining to Provence; Provencal. adjective
A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial. noun
A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order. noun
A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.
A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.
A country bumpkin.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Provincial
- Synonyms for provincial
- Authoritarian Synonyms
- Arcadian Synonyms
- Agrestic Synonyms
- Agrarian Synonyms
- Backwoodsman Synonyms
- Antonyms for provincial
- Cosmopolitan Antonyms
The word "provincial" in example sentences
Cross Reference for Provincial
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