Provincial - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|prəˈvɪnʃl|
Brit.
|prəˈvɪnʃ(ə)l|
noun
- (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order
the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials
- a country person (syn: bucolic, peasant)adjective
- of or associated with a province
provincial government
- characteristic of the provinces or their peopledeeply provincial and conformist
in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial
narrow provincial attitudes
in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial
narrow provincial attitudes
Extra examples
...the confidence man figured that fleecing these provincials would be easy...
She speaks with a provincial accent.
His provincial attitude was a source of irritation for her.
She is too provincial to try foreign foods.
...quickly repressed the rebellion in the provincial city and restored order...
Their voices, albeit the accent was provincial, were soft and musical.
Both reporters cut their journalistic teeth on the same provincial newspaper.
Word forms
noun
singular: provincial
plural: provincials
singular: provincial
plural: provincials
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