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provincial

pro·vin·cial
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pruh-vin-shuh l]
    • /prəˈvɪn ʃəl/
    • /prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pruh-vin-shuh l]
    • /prəˈvɪn ʃəl/

Definitions of provincial word

  • adjective provincial belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper. 1
  • adjective provincial of or relating to the provinces: provincial customs; provincial dress. 1
  • adjective provincial 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. 1
  • adjective provincial (often initial capital letter) Fine Arts. noting or pertaining to the styles of architecture, furniture, etc., found in the provinces, especially when imitating styles currently or formerly in fashion in or around the capital: Italian Provincial. 1
  • adjective provincial History/Historical. of or relating to any of the American provinces of Great Britain. 1
  • noun provincial a person who lives in or comes from the provinces. 1
See all 29 definitions of provincial

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Origin of provincial

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English (noun and adj.) < Latin prōvinciālis. See province, -al1

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Parts of speech for Provincial

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Provincial

provincial popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for provincial

adj provincial

  • agrestic — rural; rustic
  • agronomic — the science of soil management and the production of field crops.
  • arcadian — of or relating to Arcadia or its inhabitants, esp the idealized Arcadia of pastoral poetry
  • areal — any particular extent of space or surface; part: the dark areas in the painting; the dusty area of the room.
  • bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.

noun provincial

  • churl — a surly ill-bred person
  • cottager — a person who lives in a cottage
  • country cousin — If you refer to someone as a country cousin, you think that they are unsophisticated because they come from the country.
  • country gentleman — a rich man with an estate in the country
  • countrypeople — countryfolk.

adjective provincial

  • backland — undeveloped land behind a developed property
  • countrified — You use countrified to describe something that seems or looks like something in the country, rather than in a town.
  • county — A county is a region of Britain, Ireland, or the USA which has its own local government.
  • district — a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
  • local — low-cal.
All 50 Synonyms of provincial

Antonyms for provincial

adj provincial

  • adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
  • courtly — You use courtly to describe someone whose behaviour is very polite, often in a rather old-fashioned way.
  • high-bred — of superior breed.

adjective provincial

  • cosmopolitan — A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures.
All 4 Antonyms of provincial

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Related words

  • cosmopolitan

    A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures.

  • french provincial

    noting, pertaining to, or resembling a style of furnishings and decoration originating in the provinces of France in the 18th century, derived from but less ornate than styles then current in Paris and featuring simply carved wood furniture, often with decorative curved moldings.

  • algonquin park

    a provincial park in S Canada, in E Ontario, containing over 1200 lakes. Area: 7100 sq km (2741 sq miles)

  • aw-shucks

    seeming to be modest, self-deprecating, or shy

  • brutus

    Lucius Junius (ˈluːʃəs ˈdʒuːnɪəs). late 6th century bc, Roman statesman who ousted the tyrant Tarquin (509) and helped found the Roman republic

  • collegiate institute

    (in certain provinces) a large secondary school with an academic, rather than vocational, emphasis
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