provincial

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Pronunciation

/prəˈvɪnʃəl/(pruh-VIN-shul)

Part of speech

adjective / nounneutral

Chinese

(adj) 省的；地方的；狭隘的 (n) 乡下人

Definition

(adj) Relating to a province or region outside the capital; having limited outlook or narrow-minded; unsophisticated. (n) A person from the provinces.

Word family

  • provincialism/prəˈvɪnʃəlɪzəm/(n)地方主义

Collocations

  • provincial government
  • provincial capital
  • provincial attitude
  • provincial town
  • seem provincial

Examples

  1. 1.The provincial government has authority over education and healthcare policy. (regional administration)
  2. 2.After years in cosmopolitan London, he found his hometown's attitudes frustratingly provincial. (narrow-minded)

Synonyms

  • regional/ˈriːdʒənl/— relating to a region — neutral
  • parochial/pəˈroʊkiəl/— having a narrow outlook — more negative
  • narrow-minded— having limited views — more direct

Etymology

from Latin "provincialis" (of a province) — "provincia" (territory under Roman control) — areas outside Rome were considered less sophisticated