Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - provincial
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Provincial
provincial
~1 adj 1 connected with the parts of a country that are not near the capital city (a small provincial town) 2 a provincial attitude shows that you are unwilling to accept new ideas or to think about things in new ways - provincially adv ~2 n someone who comes from the parts of a country that are not near the capital city
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1. Provincial means connected with the parts of a country away from the capital city. Jeremy Styles, 34, was the house manager for a provincial theatre for ten years. ADJ: ADJ n 2. If you describe someone or something as provincial, you disapprove of them because you think that they are old-fashioned and boring. He decided to revamp the company’s provincial image... ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ~is, from provincia ecclesiastical province; in other senses, from Latin ~is, from provincia province Date: 14th century 1. the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order 2. one living in or coming from a province 3. a. a person of local or restricted interests or outlook b. a person lacking urban polish or refinement II. adjective Date: 14th century 1. of, relating to, or coming from a province 2. a. limited in outlook ; narrow b. lacking the polish of urban society ; unsophisticated 3. of or relating to a decorative style (as in furniture) marked by simplicity, informality, and relative plainness; especially French ~ • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 a of or concerning a province. b of or concerning the provinces. 2 unsophisticated or uncultured in manner, speech, opinion, etc. --n. 1 an inhabitant of a province or the provinces. 2 an unsophisticated or uncultured person. 3 Eccl. the head or chief of a province or of a religious order in a province. Derivatives provinciality n. provincialize v.tr. (also -ise). provincially adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L provincialis (as PROVINCE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. провинциал; провинциалка 2. церк. архиепископ 3. церк. настоятель 4. провинциальный; периферийный provincial bank —- провинциальный банк 5. местный provincial or local word —- местное слово, провинциализм, диалектизм provincial accent —- местный говор 6. пренебр. простоватый; ограниченный; провинциальный provincial manners —- провинциальные манеры 7. иск. провинциальный (о стиле архитектуры, мебели) 8. ист. относящийся к английским провинциям в Америке ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. провинциальный; периферийный; местный Syn: see naive 2. noun 1) провинциал 2) eccl. архиепископ ...Англо-русский словарь
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