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- pronunciation:
- pr
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, relating to, or originating in a province.
The provincial government of Manitoba is located in Winnipeg.- similar words:
- regional, state
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| definition 2: |
of or relating to the provinces that make up a country.
Provincial leaders are meeting in the capital this week.- similar words:
- state, territorial
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| definition 3: |
having the unsophisticated characteristics and manners attributed to people living in areas remote from cities; not fashionable.
She found her cousin's taste in clothing to be utterly provincial.- synonyms:
- churlish, small-town
- antonyms:
- cosmopolitan, fashionable, metropolitan
- similar words:
- hillbilly, innocent, local, rural, rustic, unsophisticated, vulgar
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| definition 4: |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded.
Your father has such a provincial attitude toward women in politics!- synonyms:
- insular, narrow-minded, petty
- antonyms:
- broad-minded, catholic, sophisticated
- similar words:
- illiberal, parochial, small
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| related words: |
illiberal, innocent, little, local, rural, small, state, vulgar |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
someone who comes from or lives in the provinces.
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| definition 2: |
a person who has unsophisticated manners or narrow-minded opinions.
- antonyms:
- sophisticate
- similar words:
- bumpkin, clodhopper, hick, hillbilly, innocent, peasant, rustic, yokel
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| related words: |
clodhopper, yokel |
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| derivation: |
provincially (adv.) |
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