pro|vin|cial

pro|vin|cial
pro|vin|cial «pruh VIHN shuhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of a province: »

a provincial government.

2. belonging or peculiar to some particular province or provinces rather than to the whole country; local: »

provincial English, provincial customs. This Tuscan speech was not a provincial dialect but…it was essentially the speech of the educated society of one city, namely Florence (Simeon Potter).

 SYNONYM(S): regional, sectional.
3. having the manners, speech, dress, or point of view of people living in a province. SYNONYM(S): rural.
4. Figurative. lacking refinement or polish; unsophisticated; countrified. SYNONYM(S): rustic.
5. Figurative. lacking the broad-mindedness that is learned by experience with many people; narrow: »

provincial point of view. [Thoreau] was worse than provincial—he was parochial (Henry James).

 SYNONYM(S): intolerant.
–n.
1. a person born or living in a province.
2. a provincial person.
3. Ecclesiastical. a) the head of a province. b) a superior in some religious orders superintending his fraternity in a given district.
–pro|vin´cial|ly, adverb.

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  • pro|vin´cial|ly — pro|vin|cial «pruh VIHN shuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of a province: »a provincial government. 2. belonging or peculiar to some particular province or provinces rather than to the whole country; local: »provincial English, provincial customs …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|vin´cial|i|za´tion — pro|vin|cial|ize «pruh VIHN shuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make provincial; give a provincial character or name to. 2. to bring under the jurisdiction of a province: »Lesage wants to provincialize such federally administered… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|vin|cial|ize — «pruh VIHN shuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make provincial; give a provincial character or name to. 2. to bring under the jurisdiction of a province: »Lesage wants to provincialize such federally administered plans as unemployment …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|vin|cial|i|sa|tion — «pruh VIHN shuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. Especially British. provincialization …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|vin|cial|ise — «pruh VIHN shuh lyz», transitive verb, ised, is|ing. Especially British. provincialize …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|vin|cial|ism — «pruh VIHN shuh lihz uhm», noun. 1. provincial manners, habit of thought, or the like: »Neither “provincialism” nor “sectionalism” holds the South together but something deeper than these and essential to our system (Harper s). 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|vin|cial|ist — «pruh VIHN shuh lihst», noun. 1. a supporter or advocate of the rights and claims of a province: »The “provincialists” are incapable of providing the Quebec wing of a Canadian party (Canadian Forum). 2. a native or inhabitant of a province;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|ter|pro|vin|cial — «IHN tuhr pruh VIHN shuhl», adjective. between provinces …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… …   English syllables

  • cial — ae·cial; al·tri·cial; am·phi·the·cial; an·ti·so·cial; ap·o·the·cial; ar·ti·fi·cial·ize; ar·ti·fi·cial·ly; ar·ti·fi·cial·ness; ben·e·fi·cial; ben·e·fi·cial·ly; ben·e·fi·cial·ness; brec·cial; car·a·pa·cial; car·ni·fi·cial; cic·a·tri·cial;… …   English syllables

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