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

The word "provincial" in example sentences

The primary assemblies, composed of the tenth of the general population, nominated the local _list of communal candidates_; electoral colleges, also nominated by them, selected from the _communal list_ the superior list of provincial candidates and from the _provincial list_, the list of national candidates. ❋ Francois-Auguste Mignet (1840)

Together with the Afghan authorities, the coalition is deployed what we call provincial reconstruction teams, or PRTs, to four provinces with four more on the way. ❋ Unknown (2003)

South Africa (Contralesa) chairman Chief Mwelo Nonkonyane expressed concern at what he called the provincial government's campaign to oppose a referendum on whether East Griqualand should form a separate province. ❋ Unknown (1994)

He was for two terms provincial of the province of Belgium, for one term provincial of that of the ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

And this myopic focus on domestic political activity looks so provincial from a global perspective. ❋ Unknown (2010)

No, because what makes Fox so provincial is its utter lack of interest in the outside world in the first place, except where that world directly and obviously affects American power. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Blackmore and Oler are scheduled to appear in provincial court in Creston on Jan. 21. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In Canada, adoption is within provincial/territorial jurisdiction, and thus the law differs from one province or territory to another. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Nova Scotia NDP has been close to majority territory for over a year now, hovering between 35 and 39% in provincial polls. ❋ Uncorrectedproofs (2008)

Among the items on the Taliban agenda are a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan; a role for Taliban representatives in provincial and national government; assimilation of Taliban fighters into the Afghan army; and amnesty for guerrillas who fought against the United States. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Government buyers are using an exception in provincial law that allows them to buy directly from a proprietary vendor when there are no options available, but Facil said that loophole is being abused and goes against other legal requirements to buy locally. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Throughout the rural landscape, carpinteros in provincial towns and villages crafted elements from their own traditions and resources. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Zhuo Yongsheng, who works for a local TV station run by the administration office of the nature reserve at Mount Changbaishan, Jilin, has sent pictures of the Loch Ness-type creatures to Xinhua's Jilin provincial bureau. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It had nothing to do with the prevailing International Style, much less anything happening in provincial Toronto. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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