- [only before noun] connected with one of the large areas that some countries are divided into, with its own local government
- provincial assemblies/elections
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- [only before noun] (sometimes disapproving) connected with the parts of a country that do not include the capital city, especially when these are regarded as lacking culture or modern ideas
- a provincial town
- It was all very dull and provincial—I longed for the city.
WordfinderTopics Buildingsc1 - (disapproving) unwilling to consider new or different ideas or things synonym narrow-minded
- In spite of his education and travels, he has remained very provincial.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincialis ‘belonging to a province’, from provincia ‘charge, province’, of uncertain ultimate origin.
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