"provincial" meaning in English

See provincial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɹəˈvɪn(t)ʃəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹəˈvɪnt͡ʃəl/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-provincial.ogg Forms: more provincial [comparative], most provincial [superlative]
Etymology: From Old French provincial, from Latin provincialis (“province”), equivalent to province + -ial. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|provincial}} Old French provincial, {{der|en|la|provincialis||province}} Latin provincialis (“province”), {{affix|en|province|-ial}} province + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj}} provincial (comparative more provincial, superlative most provincial)
  1. Of or pertaining to a province. Translations (of or pertaining to a province): գավառական (gavaṙakan) (Armenian), провинциа́лен (provinciálen) (Bulgarian), provincial (Catalan), 省的 (shěng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 地方的 (dìfang de) (Chinese Mandarin), provinsiel (Danish), provinciaal (Dutch), maakunnallinen (Finnish), provincial (French), provinciâl (Friulian), provincial (Galician), პროვინციული (ṗrovinciuli) (Georgian), provinziell (German), provinzial (German), επαρχιακός (eparchiakós) (Greek), tartományi (Hungarian), provinciale (Italian), шет аймақтық (şet aimaqtyq) (Kazakh), provincialis (Latin), provinciâle (Ligurian), provincial (Lombard), provincial (Occitan), provincial (Piedmontese), provincial (Portuguese), провинциа́льный (provinciálʹnyj) (Russian), provincial (Spanish), దేశీయము (dēśīyamu) (Telugu), провінці́йний (provincíjnyj) (Ukrainian), провінціа́льний (provinciálʹnyj) (Ukrainian), provinik (Volapük), plovinik (english: older word) [obsolete] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-provincial-en-adj-vwA5~ZSC Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to a province': 53 20 14 1 1 12 0
  2. Constituting a province.
    Sense id: en-provincial-en-adj-aChBUAPl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ial, Pages with 8 entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 14 20 1 2 3 4 24 14 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ial: 1 16 13 22 1 2 7 5 21 13 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 1 19 13 19 1 1 3 2 23 16 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 15 11 19 3 4 7 4 21 12 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 1 13 9 21 5 1 3 3 24 13 6
  3. Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province. Translations (exhibiting the ways or manners of a province): գավառական (gavaṙakan) (Armenian), провинциа́лен (provinciálen) (Bulgarian), maalaismainen (Finnish), maalainen (Finnish), provinsiaalinen (Finnish), პროვინციული (ṗrovinciuli) (Georgian), provinciális (Hungarian), interiorano (Portuguese), provinciano (Portuguese), провинциа́льный (provinciálʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-provincial-en-adj-cIUB9iwD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ial, Pages with 8 entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 14 20 1 2 3 4 24 14 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ial: 1 16 13 22 1 2 7 5 21 13 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 1 19 13 19 1 1 3 2 23 16 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 15 11 19 3 4 7 4 21 12 1 Disambiguation of 'exhibiting the ways or manners of a province': 13 19 53 3 1 11 1
  4. Not cosmopolitan; backwoodsy, hick, yokelish, countrified; not polished; rude Translations (not cosmopolitan or polished): գավառական (gavaṙakan) (Armenian), maalaismainen (Finnish), maalainen (Finnish), პროვინციული (ṗrovinciuli) (Georgian), επαρχιώτικος (eparchiótikos) (Greek), χωριάτικος (choriátikos) (Greek), provinciano (Spanish), paleto (Spanish), บ้านนอก (bâan-nɔ̂ɔk) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-provincial-en-adj-CFKumbX- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ial, Pages with 8 entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 14 20 1 2 3 4 24 14 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ial: 1 16 13 22 1 2 7 5 21 13 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 1 19 13 19 1 1 3 2 23 16 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 15 11 19 3 4 7 4 21 12 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 1 13 9 21 5 1 3 3 24 13 6 Disambiguation of 'not cosmopolitan or polished': 1 3 3 76 2 12 3
  5. Narrow; illiberal.
    Sense id: en-provincial-en-adj-o2XNFbXF
  6. Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical.
    Sense id: en-provincial-en-adj-eZdFQ9BF
  7. Limited in outlook; narrow. Translations (limited in outlook; narrow): kapeakatseinen (Finnish), nurkkakuntainen (Finnish), provinciális (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-provincial-en-adj-QBEQCm27 Disambiguation of 'limited in outlook; narrow': 0 1 1 1 12 0 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rural Translations (of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province): hiippakunnallinen (note: of diocese) (Finnish), arkkihiippakunnallinen (note: of archdiocese) (Finnish)

Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈvɪn(t)ʃəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹəˈvɪnt͡ʃəl/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-provincial.ogg Forms: provincials [plural]
Etymology: From Old French provincial, from Latin provincialis (“province”), equivalent to province + -ial. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|provincial}} Old French provincial, {{der|en|la|provincialis||province}} Latin provincialis (“province”), {{affix|en|province|-ial}} province + -ial Head templates: {{en-noun}} provincial (plural provincials)
  1. A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.
    Sense id: en-provincial-en-noun-XDwRLndD
  2. (Roman Catholicism) 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. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism Translations (monastic superior who directs a province of an order): архиепископ (arhiepiskop) [masculine] (Bulgarian), provinciális (Hungarian), giám tỉnh (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-provincial-en-noun-en:monk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ial, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Friulian translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Ligurian translations, Terms with Lombard translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Piedmontese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 14 20 1 2 3 4 24 14 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ial: 1 16 13 22 1 2 7 5 21 13 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 18 13 17 1 1 4 3 27 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 1 19 13 19 1 1 3 2 23 16 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 19 14 20 1 0 2 2 25 15 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 2 11 8 17 5 2 3 14 23 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 2 14 10 18 6 2 4 3 24 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 2 13 10 18 6 2 4 3 25 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 1 14 11 19 5 1 3 2 29 12 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 1 17 12 18 1 1 5 4 24 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 14 10 18 6 2 4 3 24 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 17 12 18 1 1 5 4 25 15 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Friulian translations: 2 13 10 19 6 2 4 3 24 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 2 14 10 18 6 2 4 3 24 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 2 11 8 17 5 2 3 13 23 10 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 17 12 17 3 3 5 3 23 13 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 17 12 17 2 3 4 5 22 13 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 3 12 9 15 5 3 3 14 20 10 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 1 18 12 19 1 1 4 3 26 15 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 2 11 8 16 5 2 3 14 23 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 17 12 18 1 1 3 3 28 14 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ligurian translations: 2 13 10 19 6 2 4 3 24 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Lombard translations: 3 14 10 17 5 3 3 7 22 12 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 15 11 19 3 4 7 4 21 12 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 2 15 11 17 2 2 4 7 24 13 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Piedmontese translations: 2 13 10 19 6 2 4 3 24 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 2 11 8 16 5 2 3 13 23 10 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 18 12 19 1 1 4 3 26 15 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 18 13 18 1 1 4 3 27 15 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 1 13 9 21 5 1 3 3 24 13 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 2 11 8 16 5 2 3 14 22 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 2 13 10 18 6 2 4 3 25 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 2 11 8 16 5 2 3 14 23 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 1 18 12 19 1 1 4 3 26 15 1 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism Disambiguation of 'monastic superior who directs a province of an order': 33 47 18 2
  3. (obsolete) A constitution issued by the head of an ecclesiastical province. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-provincial-en-noun-vD~ChJSd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ial, Pages with 8 entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 14 20 1 2 3 4 24 14 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ial: 1 16 13 22 1 2 7 5 21 13 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 1 19 13 19 1 1 3 2 23 16 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 15 11 19 3 4 7 4 21 12 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 1 13 9 21 5 1 3 3 24 13 6
  4. A country bumpkin.
    Sense id: en-provincial-en-noun-jn33ZHxV

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
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          "word": "దేశీయము"
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          "ref": "1856 December, [Thomas Babington] Macaulay, “Samuel Johnson”, in T[homas] F[lower] E[llis], editor, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, new edition, London: Longman, Green, Reader, & Dyer, published 1871, →OCLC:",
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          "word": "գավառական"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "provinciálen",
          "sense": "exhibiting the ways or manners of a province",
          "word": "провинциа́лен"
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        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "exhibiting the ways or manners of a province",
          "word": "maalaismainen"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "exhibiting the ways or manners of a province",
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      "sense": "exhibiting the ways or manners of a province",
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "บ้านนอก"
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      "roman": "arhiepiskop",
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      "word": "provinciális"
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