provincial
A person belonging to a provinceA person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.
» 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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4 sensesA person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.
a country person
A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.
(Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order
A country bumpkin.
(obsolete)A constitution issued by the head of an ecclesiastical province.
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.
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
plural: provincials| Singular | provincial |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsSee also
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