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provincial

pro·vin·cial [ prə vínshəl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of province: belonging to or coming from a province

2. unsophisticated and narrow-minded: unsophisticated and unwilling to accept new ideas or ways of thinking

3. architecture furniture simple and plain: in a simple and plain decorative style



noun  (plural pro·vin·cials)
Definition:
 
1. somebody from provinces: somebody who comes from or lives in the provinces

2. somebody unsophisticated: an unsophisticated or narrow-minded person

3. christianity head of province: the head of an ecclesiastical province or of a religious order in a province

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin provincialis< provincia (see province)]

pro·vin·ci·al·i·ty [ prə vìnshee állətee ] noun
pro·vin·cial·ly [ prə vínshəlee ] adverb
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