provincial
Of or pertaining to a provinceOf or pertaining to a province.
» He lives in a small, provincial town.
Er lebt in einer kleinen Provinzstadt. — Esperantostern
Он живёт в маленьком провинциальном городке. — marafon
Он живёт в небольшом провинциальном городке. — marafon
Він живе у маленькому провінційному містечку. — deniko
Він мешкає у маленькому провінційному містечку. — deniko
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6 sensesOf or pertaining to a province.
a provincial government
a provincial dialect
provinziell, provinzial
провинциа́льныйprovinciálʹnyj
провінці́йнийprovincíjnyj, провінціа́льнийprovinciálʹnyj
of or associated with a province
Constituting a province.
Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province.
провинциа́льныйprovinciálʹnyj
Not cosmopolitan; limited in outlook; narrow; illiberal.
Not cosmopolitan; limited in outlook; narrow; illiberal.
Backwoodsy, hick, yokelish, countrified; not polished; rude.
Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical.
a provincial synod
Examples
15 sentencesHe lives in a small, provincial town.
Він живе у маленькому провінційному містечку. — deniko
ruОн живёт в маленьком провинциальном городке. — marafon
deEr lebt in einer kleinen Provinzstadt. — Esperantostern
I live in a provincial town.
His manner marks him as a provincial.
Miroslav wanted to hike in the provincial park.
The term was in provincial use as a metonym.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English provincial, from Old French provincial, from Latin prōvinciālis (“of aFrom Middle English provincial, from Old French provincial, from Latin prōvinciālis (“of a province”), equivalent to province + -ial.
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Forms
more provincial, most provincial| Comparative | more provincial Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most provincial Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.