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Definition of
provincial noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
provincial
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
prəˈvɪnʃl
/
/
(
often disapproving
)
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a person who lives in or comes from a part of the country that is not near the capital city
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