What is the meaning of provincial?

noun

  • Roman Catholic Church. ( an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order)
    • usage: "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials"
  • A country person.

adjective

  • Of or associated with a province.
    • usage: "provincial government"
  • Characteristic of the provinces or their people.
    • usage: "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes"
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APAWordNet. (2010). provincial. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/provincial/definitions/1181541
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HarvardWordNet 2010, provincial, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/provincial/definitions/1181541>.
MLAWordNet. "provincial" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/provincial/definitions/1181541>
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